China Activist Yang Zili Risks Jail With Letter To Obama

The Huffington Post - 9th Nov 2009

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China : Beijing — Thousands of people will send letters to President Barack Obama this year. Few besides Yang Zili are likely to risk jail by doing so. A Chinese dissident recently freed after eight years in Prison, Yang said Thursday that he is seeking Obama's help in gaining medical Parole for two friends who were jailed with him for forming a political study group. The letter is among a number of appeals beginning to emerge ahead of Obama's arrival in China Nov. 15, with most seeking freedom...

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