Forced Abortion in China—Activist’s Wife Cries for Help

LINYI, SHANDONG, China, In a letter released by China Aid yesterday, the wife of blind activist Chen Guangcheng tells the story of their torture under house arrest. Yuan Weijing writes: They beat and tortured my husband Chen Guangcheng and me for more than 2 hours . . . I saw more than ten men surrounded Chen Guangcheng, torturing him. Some of them twisted his arms forcefully while the others were pushing his head down and lifting his collar up tightly. Yuan's letter also states that the police sealed their windows with sheets of metal, seized their computer, confiscated their books, stole Chen's blind cane, and grabbed toys belonging to their young daughter. Further, Chen has been denied medical treatment and his health is in jeopardy. Yuan's letter ends with a plea for legal action to protect her family.