Family Requests Rights Lawyer Chen Guangcheng be Released for Medical Treatment
by Zhang Min

November 28 was visiting day at Shandong Province's Linyi Prison. Because she is under house arrest, Mrs. Yuan Weijing was not able to visit her imprisoned husband blind rights lawyer Chen Guangcheng for the 14th month in a row. But the rest of the family visited him and reported on his deteriorating medical condition. He has been suffering from diarrhea for the past four months, and his body weight has dramatically decreased. The family has urgently called on the prison authorities to allow Chen to be released on bail for a medical examination and treatment.

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