China - Unidentified men attack dissident blogger near his parked car

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Hu Jia links the attack to the recently launched “Return to Tiananmen Square” campaign Unidentified men attacked dissident blogger and human rights activist Hu Jia as he was returning to his Beijing home on 16 July. The target of permanent police surveillance, Hu believes the attack was prompted by the “Return to Tiananmen Square” online campaign that was launched to mark the pro-democracy movement's 25th anniversary. Are the Chinese authorities resorting to violence in the absence of valid (...)

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