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FILE - This UGC photo made available by a source wishing to remain anonymous shows Chinese rights lawyer Lu Siwei on a road, at an undisclosed location, around 300 kilometers (186 miles) north of Vientiane, Laos, on July 27, 2023, as he headed south to the border with Thailand. The Chinese rights lawyer who was arrested in the Southeast Asian country of Laos has been deported back to China, his attorney said, despite pleas from rights groups and U.N. experts for his release. (Anonymous Source via AP, File)

Laos deports human rights lawyer who was fleeing state pressure back to China

By Dake Kang - Associated Press

This UGC photo made available by a source wishing to remain anonymous shows Chinese rights lawyer Lu Siwei on a road, at an undisclosed location, around 300 kilometers (186 miles) north of Vientiane, Laos, Thursday, July 27, 2023, as he headed south to the border with Thailand. Lu, stripped of his license for taking on sensitive cases, has been arrested in the Southeast Asian country of Laos, with activists and family members worried he will be deported back to China where he could face prison time.(Anonymous Source via AP)

A rights lawyer who was fleeing China has been arrested in neighboring Laos

By Dake Kang - Associated Press

FILE - In this Sept. 29, 2020, file photo, university students put up posters to demand of releasing the 12 Hong Kong activists detained at sea by Chinese authorities, at &quot;Lennon Wall&quot; in the University of Hong Kong. Lu Siwei, who represented one of 12 Hong Kong activists who tried to flee to Taiwan, had his license revoked by the Sichuan Provincial Justice Department in a formal notice given Friday, Jan. 15, 2021. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung, File)

China strips license of lawyer for Hong Kong activist

By HUIZHONG WU - Associated Press