CHINA-HUMAN RIGHTS: ARREST OF EDITOR AND CO-OWNERS OF SHENZHEN ONLINE LABOUR PORTAL
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31-year old Wei Zili, editor and co-owner of the Shenzhen-based online labour news portal Xinshengdai, was reported to have been taken from his parents’ home in Baiyun district in Guangzhou by police at about 1pm on March 20. Wei Zili's colleague Ke Chengbing was also reported missing and his family do not know his whereabouts. Founded in 2013, Xinshengdai and its social media outlets have been closed several times by the authorities but reopened by the editors. It has, however, not ben active since last year.
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