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Husband of Canadian Woman Beaten, Held 36 Days

The Toronto Star reports on the detention of artist Wu Yuren, who was beaten in a Beijing police station after going to accompany a friend to file a complaint against the management of the 798 artist district. Wu’s wife is a Canadian citizen, Karen Patterson:Patterson emerged around noon from the station where her husband was beaten, saying the deputy director had refused comment. “He told