Tag: Gao Zhisheng

Chinese Activist Surfaces After Year in Custody and Conflicting Reports on His Status

The New York Times reports that Gao Zhisheng is no longer missing: In a brief telephone interview on Sunday, Mr. Gao said that he was no longer in police custody, but that he could not give any details of his predicament. “I’m fine now, but I’m not in a position to be interviewed,” he said from Wutai Mountain, the site of a well-known Buddhist monastery. “I’ve been sentenced but released.” Since Mr

March 28, 2010 4:03 PM

Chen Guangcheng Calls Out China for Broken Promises

Blind activist Chen Guangcheng told a U.S. congressional subcommittee on Tuesday that China had violated the deal that en

April 10, 2013 9:01 PM

Chen Guangcheng: Reform Hopes “Wishful Thinking”

The Telegraph’s Peter Foster talks to legal activist Chen Guangcheng, who escaped to the U.S. from illegal house ar

April 9, 2013 5:56 PM

Imprisoned Rights Lawyer Allowed Family Visit

Human Rights in China reports that two family members visited rights lawyer Gao Zhisheng in prison earlier this month. Th

January 23, 2013 12:56 PM

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