Dissident’s Kin Given Passports
Family members of dissident Wang Dan, who recently was released into exile from a Chinese prison, have been granted passports and plan to visit the United States, the relatives said Sunday.
Wang’s mother, Wang Lingyun, had earlier said she planned to visit her son once she had permission to go. Now that she and her husband have acquired passports, they need only U.S. visas to visit.
Wang Dan, 29, spent four years in prison for his role in the 1989 democracy protests in and around Tiananmen Square. Jailed again in 1995 and sentenced to 11 years for alleged subversion, he was freed on “medical parole” April 19 on condition that he leave the country.
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