China Frees Prominent Dissident Held 7 Years
<i> Reuters</i>
BEIJING —
China released veteran dissident Ren Wanding on Sunday after he spent seven years in prison for his role in 1989 pro-democracy demonstrations.
He was taken to an undisclosed location in northern China.
While in prison, Ren suffered from cataracts, chronic hemorrhaging and other illnesses, human rights groups say. “He’s weak but his health seems OK,” his wife, Zhang Fengying, said Sunday.
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