From baltimoresun.com: Vague, catchall term is used to punish activists
Languishing in a prison cell in Beijing, unable to see his lawyer or his family since his detention in September, is Zhao Yan, a journalist who infuriated Chinese authorities with his strident and persistent advocacy for peasants’ rights.
But that’s supposedly not why he is in jail.
Consigned to a Shanghai prison cell is Zheng Enchong, a lawyer who similarly infuriated authorities for fighting on behalf of urban residents being forced from their homes by a rich developer and his well-placed friends in city government.
Thanks to Yong Liu for providing this link through del.icio.us
