Chinese Falun Gong activist faces court

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Chinese Falun Gong activist faces court
By CHULARAT SAENGPASSA
THE NATION

 

Song arrested after boat capsizes near Chumphon; may face persecution by Beijing

 

BANGKOK: -- A PROMINENT Falun Gong member from China is facing a court battle in Thailand and the risk of repatriation over allegedly entering the country illegally. 

 

“He can’t go back [to China] anymore because he has distributed information on the torture of Falun Gong members in China,” Kohnwilai Teppunkoonngam of the Coalition for the Rights of Refugees and Stateless Persons (CRSP) said yesterday.

 

Because of his activities, Song Zhiyu has caught the attention of international media. 

 

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