Human Rights Defender - Hu Jia (胡佳)
简要新闻: 北京市以涉嫌煽动颠覆国家政权罪对胡佳提起公诉 (Beijing Authorities Indict Hu Jia on Suspicion of Inciting Subversion of State Power)
Radio Free Asia, January 31, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/xinwen/2008/01/31/
On January 30, rights defender Hu Jia (胡佳) was reportedly indicted on the charge of “inciting subversion of state power.” Hu's wife Zeng Jinyan (曾金燕), also a rights defense activist, and their new-born baby remain under house arrest.
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