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Brother: Gao Zhisheng in Xinjiang Prison

The brother of Gao Zhisheng, the outspoken dissident rights lawyer who disappeared 20 months ago, says that his brother is being held in a prison in China’s remote Xinjiang province. From The New York Times: The brother, Gao Zhiyi, told two news agencies that he had been informed that Gao Zhisheng was in a prison in Shaya County. The brother said he had received an official notice on Sunday telling