Radio Taiwan International
Date: 2017-09-17

More than 250 people gathered at Central Art Park in Taipei on Sunday to use their

Some 250 people spell out the words “China! Free Li”, in a Taipei park on Sunday. It was a call to release Taiwanese human rights advocate Lee Ming-che. (CNA photo)

bodies to spell out the English words “China! Free Li.”

The words were in response to China’s detention of Taiwanese human rights advocate Lee Ming-che since March. Lee pleaded guilty last Monday to “subversion of state power”. The court in Hunan Province said that it will issue a verdict at a later date.

An NGO called Lee Ming-che Rescue Brigade says that Taiwanese people will not stop protesting his detention until he is released. The group said that protestors will continue to speak out in the international community, protesting China’s human rights abuses.    [SOURCE]