Dam Critic Beaten After Speaking to Foreign Media
One of the most vocal opponents of the Three Gorges dam, which has forced the relocation of more than a million people, has reportedly been left paralysed by a beating after he ignored police warnings not to speak to foreign journalists.
One of the most vocal opponents of the Three Gorges dam, which has forced the relocation of more than a million people, has reportedly been left paralysed by a beating after he ignored police warnings not to speak to foreign journalists.
Fu Xiancai, a land-rights activist, was attacked by unknown assailants on his way home on Friday from the Zigui public security bureau in Hubei province, where he had been interrogated about an interview he gave to reporters from the German television station ARD.
He is under 24-hour police surveillance in hospital in Yichang city.
Fu Xiancai, a land-rights activist, was attacked by unknown assailants on his way home on Friday from the Zigui public security bureau in Hubei province, where he had been interrogated about an interview he gave to reporters from the German television station ARD.
He is under 24-hour police surveillance in hospital in Yichang city.
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