Yang Wenhua 08..2002
YANG’s family peacefully appealed in Beijing, and subsequently, local police illegally detained him six times and extorted his family’s savings and property. His wife and children fled to the mountains to avoid bringing trouble.
In April 2002, after he had been abducted and held for almost four months, YANG held a six-day hunger strike and was released. To avoid further arrest, YANG was forced to abandon his home.
Without food or shelter, and in poor health, YANG soon lost consciousness and passed away. His body was found on an uninhabited mountain.
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