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August 25, 2006
In China, the price of activism remains high
A sad and disturbing read in the Globe and Mail today. Legal activist, Chen Guangcheng, was sentenced to a four+ year sentence for "willfully damaging property and organizing a mob to disturb traffic." Human rights groups have condemned the ruling and argue the charges are in retaliation for Guangcheng's actions in exposing the government's illegal population control tactics on the poor.
The sad part is that the government admits its wrong-doing but it clearly wants to make the point that it will be the only one to air its dirty laundry. I only hope Guangcheng's family is able to win an appeal, though I seriously doubt it.
Posted by Jason at August 25, 2006 9:48 AM
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