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Labor Camp for Petitioning Activist
2012-02-29
A court hands down the sentence following an expose of China's 'black jails.'
Authorities in Beijing have sentenced a veteran activist to 18 months in a labor camp after he led journalists to one of the government's unofficial detention centers, known as "black jails," rights campaigners said.
Liaoning petitioner Zhao Zhenjia was handed the labor camp sentence in recent days, following his detention by Beijing police on Jan. 22, the China Human Rights Defenders (CHRD) website said.
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http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/camp-02292012103853.html?searchterm=None
Labor Camp for Petitioning Activist
2012-02-29
A court hands down the sentence following an expose of China's 'black jails.'
Authorities in Beijing have sentenced a veteran activist to 18 months in a labor camp after he led journalists to one of the government's unofficial detention centers, known as "black jails," rights campaigners said.
Liaoning petitioner Zhao Zhenjia was handed the labor camp sentence in recent days, following his detention by Beijing police on Jan. 22, the China Human Rights Defenders (CHRD) website said.
more..
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/camp-02292012103853.html?searchterm=None