Zeng jinying writes in her blog that her passport was detained in the emigration office while she was departing from Beijing to Geneva for a human right workshop (zh). Since May 18, Zeng has been under the charge of “suspected violation of national security”.
A woman, Tang Fuzhen, in Chengdu set herself on fire in order to protest against the forced demolition of her home. ESWN translated a T.V news commentary on the incident.
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