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Ted Lieu: “America must honor its moral duty to speak out in defense of the many journalists, human rights lawyers, democracy…”

On the recordJuly 13, 2017
America must honor its moral duty to speak out in defense of the many journalists, human rights lawyers, democracy advocates, and religious freedom advocates unjustly and unfairly lost in jail simply for aspiring to a more free and hopeful future.
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Ted Lieu
Democratic · California

Editor's note · Context

Emphasizing the importance of defending human rights in China.

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