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Xu Zhiyong's Open Constitution Initiative has stopped operatingPosted by Danwei, July 17, 2009 1:10 PM
Xu Zhiyong is a well-known rights lawyer. The Open Constitution Initiative (公盟) is a non-profit NGO established by Xu: they received a notice from the taxation bureau on July 14 asking for 1.42 million yuan in fines and profits received from donations, including from Yale University. Under the title "Beijing rights lawyer Xu Zhiyong's Open Constitution Initiative slapped with 1.42 million yuan tax fine" the Chinese Law Professor's blog has reposted Xu Zhiyong's blog post about their fine:
A post from Xu Zhiyong's Sina blog yesterday read:
The original post quoted by the Chinese Law Professors' blog has been deleted by Sina, sanctioned by Xu Zhiyong, and there is an update called "Who is China's enemy." On the Open Constitution Initiative website, a notice appeared declaring that the Beijing civil affairs bureau has come to the office and "banned" the group. The website is no longer nanny free. Links and Sources
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