In the News ... "ChinaAid helps former judge gain political asylum, leave China"

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• "Welcome Judge Li Jianfeng to a land that is free from persecution and fear."

Staff Report
Midland Reporter-Telegram

MIDLAND, TEXAS - A former Chinese judge is scheduled to arrive in Canada on Wednesday after serving 11 years in a prison for “subverting state power” after using his position as a judge to aid vulnerable groups and human rights advocates.

ChinaAid reports that soon after Li Jianfeng was released from prison, the Midland-based organization began to lead efforts to rescue Li from China, where he faced further reprisal for creating organizations he called “labor alliances.”

These “labor alliances” were support networks -- comprised of business owners, police, judges and human rights defenders -- that provided aid to socially vulnerable groups and human rights advocates using public and semi-public methods, according to a press release ...

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