Front Line welcomes the news of the release of human rights defenders, Mr Xu Zhiyong and Ms Zhuang Lu, following their detention on 29 July 2009 and their formal arrest on 12 August.

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On 23 August the human rights defenders were released awaiting trial. Front Line would like to reiterate its calls for all charges against the human rights defenders to be dropped. [[node/2116|original appeal on behalf of Mr Xu Zhiyong and Ms Zhuang Lu]]