The names Wang Xiaoning and Yahoo! made headlines together nearly ten years ago. Why? Wang criticized the Chinese Communist Part online. Yahoo! cooperated with Chinese authorities and revealed his identity. After a decade in prison and a settlement with Yahoo!, Wang has been reunited with his wife and family
Prison officials blocked lawyers from a meeting with renowned human rights lawyer Gao Zhisheng. Gao's brother was also turned away and was told that his brother could represent himself because he is so experienced.
Mistreatment of Chinese prisoners is widely acknowledged. Why, then, would doctors forcibly take blood samples from inmates? One survivor of China's labor camp system makes the case that it is not for benevolent purposes.