Observatoire des droits humains (anglais seulement)

Prominent Chinese Activist Seriously Ill in Prison

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par Human Rights Watch

The prominent Chinese lawyer and writer Yang Maodong, better known as Guo Feixiong, is in a “critical state of health” five months into his eight-year prison term on baseless charges of “incitement to subvert state power.” Guo’s health reportedly deteriorated after he went on a hunger strike around August, causing his weight to drop nearly by half. Click to expand Image Guo Feixiong on the Great Wall of China, July 2012. © 2012 Private To many people in China, the 57-year-old Guo is a hero. Born at the start of China’s Cultural Revolution, he grew up poor in the countryside, but…

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