Gao Zhisheng, Chinese Human Rights Lawyer along with his son Tianyu. Gao’s whereabouts are presently unknown, kidnapped by Chinese authorities from his home in Shanxi on the 04 February and not seen since.
Gao had been detained previously after writing 3 open letters to China’s top leaders as well as the U.S. Congress, urging Chinese leaders to cease persecution of Christian’s and Falun Gong Practitioners . In 2007 Gao writes of My account of more than 50 days of torture in 2007 “…that PRC authorities increasing degree of brutality and coldness of the Chinese people…is the direct result of appeasement…” Gao’s letter was released on the 09 February, 2009 five days subsequent to his illegal detention.
Geng He, Gao’s wife fled China with her children and arrived safely in the United States after receiving political asylum, on the 25 March I wrote here about the Heng He interview, banned in China which the PRC authorities don’t want you to hear.
More here Gao Zhisheng Wife Appeals to Obama Via The Epoch Times
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