Linyi County, Shandong Province, China. \u00a0Ominous reports regarding blind lawyer Chen Guangcheng have emerged this week.\u00a0 According to Radio Free Asia, Chinese authorities detained a group of at least nine human rights activists trying to visit Chen Guangcheng.\u00a0 On Wednesday, many members of the group were cut off from communication.\u00a0 According to a report by Canyu, Shandong authorities shot at these activists.\u00a0 Most disturbing is a report by Voice of America, stating that villagers had said, \u201cChen is dead already.\u201d\u00a0 VOA is attempting to verify Chen\u2019s status.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are alarmed at the report that villagers are saying that Chen is already dead,\u201d stated Reggie Littlejohn, President of Women\u2019s Rights Without Frontiers.\u00a0 \u201cIf Chen is dead, then the Chinese Communist Party is fully responsible for killing him through torture, denial of medical treatment and slow starvation.\u00a0 If Chen is alive, we urgently demand that he and his family be released immediately and unconditionally, for medical evaluation and treatment.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are concerned about the report that authorities have shot at the activists trying to visit Chen,\u201d stated Bob Fu, President of the China Aid Association. \u201cThese netizens display the same brave spirit that Chen has, and they should continue in their courageous attempts to see him.\u201d\u00a0 Regarding Gao Zhisheng, another human rights lawyer who has disappeared, Fu said, \u201cGao and Chen are shining lights for human rights in China.\u00a0 Their shocking torture and Gao\u2019s disappearance demonstrate the CCP\u2019s willingness to trample on the rule of law.\u201d<\/p>\n
Self-taught lawyer Chen exposed the systematic use of forced abortion and involuntary sterilization in implementing China\u2019s One Child Policy.\u00a0 Time Magazine<\/em> named him in its list of \u201c2006\u2019s Top 100 People Who Shape Our World,\u201d in the category of \u201cHeroes and Pioneers.\u201d\u00a0 He has been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize.<\/p>\n Women\u2019s Rights Without Frontiers and China Aid Association are spearheading an international effort to free Chen, together with the Jubilee Campaign and World Youth Alliance.\u00a0 To watch a brief video about Chen and sign a petition to free him, click here: http:\/\/www.womensrightswithoutfrontiers.org\/index.php?nav=chen-guangcheng<\/a><\/p>\n Related Links<\/p>\n Chen Campaigners Detained Shangdong Authority Shot at Chinese Netizens Who Were Visiting Chen Guangcheng Netizens Lost Contact after Visiting Chen Guangcheng; Whether Chen Is Alive or Dead Is a Mystery \u63a2\u671b\u9648\u5149\u8bda\u4f17\u7f51\u53cb\u5931\u8054 \u9648\u5149\u8bda\u751f\u6b7b\u6210\u8c1c Linyi County, Shandong Province, China. \u00a0Ominous reports regarding blind lawyer Chen Guangcheng have emerged this week.\u00a0 According to Radio Free Asia, Chinese authorities detained a group of at least nine human rights activists trying to visit Chen Guangcheng.\u00a0 On Wednesday, … Continue reading
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