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A leading Chinese human rights activist has been severely beaten in jail by other prisoners on the orders of his guards, Amnesty International has said.
Chen Guangcheng was reportedly beaten after he insisted on his right to appeal against his sentence and refused to allow his head to be shaved.
The human rights group said it feared for his life and that he was at risk of further torture and ill-treatment.
Mr Chen was jailed in 2006 for damaging property and disrupting traffic.
But his lawyers said the real reason was Mr Chen's exposure of violations of China's one-child policy, including forced sterilisations and abortions.
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Posted: 2007-06-22 20:02:30
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whats the world comming to...?
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Posted: 2007-06-22 20:04:20
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