Wife of detained Chinese rights lawyer demands answers
By DW
14 April 2018 |
12:00 pm
Chinese authorities reportedly placed Li Wenzu, the wife of detained human rights lawyer Wang Quanzhang under house arrest this week. Police cut short her 100 kilometer protest march to highlight her husband's plight.
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