China Bars Dissident’s Wife from Leaving – Anita Chang

From AP, via Yahoo! News:

The wife of a Chinese dissident was detained at the airport by security agents Monday and barred from leaving the country to attend a human rights meeting in Switzerland, the activist said.

Hu Jia, who like most dissidents is under constant surveillance, has been largely confined to his home since last month after security agents stopped him and his wife from leaving China, saying they were a threat to national security.

Hu said his wife Zeng Jinyan, who is four months pregnant, was detained at the airport for two hours Monday. [Full Text]

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