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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
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Ben Doherty

‘They treat me like dirt and tortured me’: Australian activist on three years in Chinese prisons

Image of Yang Hengjun in a suit
Yang Hengjun’s single-day secret trial was in May of 2021 and he has not yet been sentenced, despite his failing health. Photograph: Facebook

Australian writer and democracy activist Dr Yang Hengjun’s health is failing as he approaches three years imprisoned in China, say friends who fear he may not survive his incarceration.

Wednesday is the third anniversary of Yang’s arrest at Guangzhou airport on allegations of espionage on behalf of an unnamed foreign country. He maintains his innocence.

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