"Chen Guangcheng was arrested in 2006 for exposing evidence that 130,000 forced abortions and involuntary sterilizations were performed on women in Linyi County, Shandong Province in a single year. Time Magazine named him one of "2006's Top 100 People Who Shape Our World" and he was given the 2007 Magsaysay award, known as Asia's Nobel Peace Prize."
He is currently under house arrest, along with his wife and child, and is in poor health due to repeated beatings and malnutrition. To sign a petition for his release click here, and please spread the word!
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