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China: UPDATE - Human rights lawyer Li Tiantian released following three months' enforced disappearanceposted on: 2011/05/26

Shanghai-based human rights defender and lawyer Ms Li Tiantian was released on 24 May 2011 following three months' enforced disappearance.

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In a posting on her Twitter account on 26 May, Li Tiantian wrote, "I was released on 24 May. Thank you everyone for your concern, and sorry that it has taken me two days to get online to let you all know. I am very touched to see everyone's concern."

Li Tiantian had last been seen on 19 February when she was taken from her home in Shanghai by police. In a longer blog posting on 26 May, Li Tiantian wrote that she had been in 'hospital' for the past three months with 'high blood pressure'.

Front Line notes with concern that at least two other human rights defenders, Mr Liu Shihui and Mr Yuan Xinting, are still missing following their disappearances in February.

See here the original appeal on this case

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