BEIJING: A prominent Chinese human rights lawyer has “confessed guilt” a week after being detained in a massive crackdown on legal activists, China’s state-run media said.

Zhou Shifeng is one of more than 130 lawyers detained or called for questioning by Chinese state-security this month, according to tallies by rights groups.

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