The Buzz | China pulls license of prominent rights lawyer

Prominent Chinese human rights lawyer Pu Zhiqiang has been disbarred, a further step in what rights groups call a relentless crackdown by Beijing on efforts to establish an independent rule of law.
Pu posted a photo of a letter from the Beijing City Legal Affairs Department to his micro-blog yesterday that said his law license was pulled in accordance with regulations. It cited his conviction in December for disturbing public order and inciting ethnic hatred.
Pu was detained shortly after attending a May 2014 meeting to discuss commemorating the 25th anniversary of the bloody military crackdown on Tiananmen Square. He was given a suspended three-year sentence.
Pu told AP by phone that he hasn’t decided whether to appeal his disbarment.