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28 February 2011

China's "Soft Prohibition"



Officially, Mr. Chen, one of the China's most high-profile human rights defenders, is a free man. Unofficially, he has become a prisoner in his own home.
Produced by Jeff DelViscio for the NY Times.
Posted by Jana Russ at 12:43 PM
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