Li Wangyang

China: Veteran human rights defender Mr Li Wangyang found dead in hospital posted on: 2012/06/08

On 6 June 2012 labour rights activist Mr Li Wangyang was found dead in a hospital in Shaoyang City, Hunan province. Li Wangyang had spent more that 22 years in prison since being jailed for his involvement in the Tiananmen Square protests in 1989.