Thursday, October 13, 2011

Is Blind Activist Chen Guangcheng Dead or Alive? | Womens Rights Without Frontiers

Is Blind Activist Chen Guangcheng Dead or Alive? | Womens Rights Without Frontiers: "Linyi County, Shandong Province, China. Ominous reports regarding blind lawyer Chen Guangcheng have emerged this week. According to Radio Free Asia, Chinese authorities detained a group of at least nine human rights activists trying to visit Chen Guangcheng. On Wednesday, many members of the group were cut off from communication. According to a report by Canyu, Shandong authorities shot at these activists. Most disturbing is a report by Voice of America, stating that villagers had said, “Chen is dead already.” VOA is attempting to verify Chen’s status."

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