U.S. State Department Report Details Sexual Abuse in Chinese Prison

U.S. State Department Report Details Sexual Abuse in Chinese Prison
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks on the release of the 2017 Annual Report on International Religious Freedom on May 29, 2018, in the Press Briefing Room at the US Department of State in Washington, DC. Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty Images
Frank Fang
Frank Fang
Reporter
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The U.S. State Department issued its annual International Religious Freedom Report for 2017 on May 29.
The report detailed the case of a man who was sexually assaulted and tortured in prison, eventually leading to his death—highlighting the severity of the Chinese regime’s ongoing persecution of religious dissidents.
Frank Fang
Frank Fang
Reporter
Frank Fang is a Taiwan-based reporter. He covers U.S., China, and Taiwan news. He holds a master's degree in materials science from Tsinghua University in Taiwan.
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