China: 18 months hard labour for woman who spoke out

A woman who posted an article on the internet criticising the way China’s government handles public complaints has been sentenced to 18 months in a labour camp, a human rights group said in Shanghai.

China: 18 months hard labour for woman who spoke out

A woman who posted an article on the internet criticising the way China’s government handles public complaints has been sentenced to 18 months in a labour camp, a human rights group said in Shanghai.

Ma Yalian used several Chinese legal affairs web sites to post the article documenting her fruitless efforts to petition over the destruction of her Shanghai home, New York-based Human Rights in China said in a statement.

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