Great Regulars: Authorities in the central Chinese city

of Wuhan have been keeping Qin [Yongmin] under tight surveillance at his home ever since his release from prison last week, detaining and beating a fellow activist from Sichuan who visited him.

Sichuan-based activist Liu Feiyue said he was attacked in Wuhan on Sunday shortly after visiting Qin, who was released last week after reaching the end of his 12-year jail term for "endangering state security."

"It was a simple visit, " Liu Feiyue said on Monday. "I stayed a while, and we ate lunch together, and I left at about 1:00 p.m."

from Luisetta Mudie: Radio Free Asia: Letter Calls For Liu's Release

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