Free Li Wangyang

Li Wangyang, a veteran labor rights activist from Hunan Province, was sentenced to 10 years in prison for incitement to subvert state power by the People's Intermediate Court of Shaoyang on 20 September 2001.

Li was accused of subversion for demanding that the government pay for treatment of medical conditions he developed during 11 years in prison for promoting labor rights during the 1989 democracy movement.

 

Read more about Li Wangyang: 

Human Rights in China

China Labour Bulletin