China rights activist lacking after being stopped at airport

Authorities have given no phrase on the standing of Chinese authorized rights activist Guo Feixiong after he was blocked from leaving the nation final week to hitch his household within the United States, his sister stated Tuesday.
Yang Maoping stated that they had no phrase from Guo or info from police since he was reportedly detained at Shanghai’s Pudong airport Thursday whereas trying to board a flight to the U.S.
Guo had messaged buddies that he would go on starvation strike until allowed to depart the nation to be along with his spouse who’s present process remedy for most cancers.
“I have been informed that I cannot leave the country because I am under suspicion of endangering state security and other such charges. I will now go on indefinite hunger strike and call on the people of China and governments and people around the world to offer assistance,” Guo stated in a textual content despatched to buddies and handed on to journalists.
Guo helped authorities critics and had been imprisoned for greater than 10 years underneath China’s loosely outlined state safety legal guidelines. The ruling Communist Party steadily makes use of journey bans to punish those that problem it, typically as a prelude to prosecution and prolonged jail phrases.

Yang stated Guo’s concern over his spouse’s well being had pushed him to threat one other confrontation with authority.
“The lack of information on top of her health situation is very distressing,” Yang stated.