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Video: Chinese Dissidents Committed to Mental Hospitals

The PBS Newshour reports on political dissidents and petitioners in China who are sentenced to psychiatric hospitals:

September 13, 2009 11:01 AM
Posted By: Sophie Beach
Categories: Human Rights, Politics
Tags: dissidents, petitioners, psychiatry, videos
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