Chinese activist Chen Weixiang, a campaigner for the rights of sanitation workers, has been detained by police in the southern city of Guangzhou. Photo: CNA
China police remove prominent labour activist in home raid
- Witness saw about a dozen police and plain-clothes men take Chen Weixiang and his colleague into custody on Tuesday
- Chen’s detention caps a dark year for Chinese civil rights advocates
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Human rights in China
Chinese activist Chen Weixiang, a campaigner for the rights of sanitation workers, has been detained by police in the southern city of Guangzhou. Photo: CNA