26 FEB

Suspicious death of Christian human rights lawyer in China raises questions

Reuters

BEIJING (Reuters) – A well-known Chinese rights lawyer died suddenly in hospital of liver failure on Monday, a source told Reuters, sparking suspicion over the death of someone who did not drink alcohol and “looked fine” earlier this month.

Li Baiguang, a Christian human rights lawyer who had met regularly with high-level officials in the United States, died at the Number 81 People’s Liberation Army Hospital in Nanjing, eastern China, a source with direct knowledge of the case told Reuters.

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