Friday, May 12, 2023

Chinese human rights Dissident Sentenced to 8 Years After He Tried to Fly to His Dying Wife

Always remember who rules China!

Here is the Wikipedia entry about this courageous man.

"A court in southern China has sentenced one of the country’s most unyielding human rights activists to eight years in prison for essays he wrote and a website he created, in the ruling Communist Party’s latest warning blow against political dissent.
The activist, Yang Maodong, was detained in 2021 when he tried to catch a flight to the United States to be with his wife, who was gravely ill. ..."

Chinese Dissident Sentenced to 8 Years After He Tried to Fly to His Dying Wife - The New York Times The activist Yang Maodong said he had only wanted China to “fully realize authentic freedom, democracy, human rights and rule of law.”



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