Activist on hunger strike in jail – Jonathan Watts

From the Guardian:

chen.jpgA blind Chinese activist who has been at the forefront of a campaign to expose the dark side of the state’s one-child policy went on hunger strike yesterday after he was arrested for trying to launch a class action lawsuit against forced sterilisations and abortions.

Chinese Rights Defenders has issued a statement protesting Chen’s arrest.

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