Tuesday, April 22, 2008

Poetic Obituaries: Yu [Zhou] won a following among young

Chinese for his mellow folk ballads. His group, Xiao Juan and Residents from the Valley, released two successful CDs and appeared on the Phoenix television channel.

Yu was a graduate of Beijing University. He married Xu Na, 40, a poet and painter who was imprisoned between 2001 and 2006 for her association with Falun Gong. The group said she was also arrested on January 26 and remains in custody.

from The Sunday Times: Yu Zhou dies as China launches pre-Olympic purge of Falun Gong

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