China: Visit blind activist in November

Posted 2 November 2011 4:40 GMT

Countries	China
Topics	Digital Activism
Languages	Chinese

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Έλληνικά	· Κίνα: Επισκεφθείτε τον τυφλό ακτιβιστή το Νοέμβριο.
عربي	· الصين: زيارة ناشط كفيف في نوفمبر/ تشرين الثاني

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Mainland Chinese activists have produced an excellent advocacy video [zh] urging Chinese citizens to take action to rescue the blind activist, Chen Guangcheng in Shandong province, Linyi county in November 2011. The video message said it is a contest for light and truth.

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