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Chinese Citizens: We Were Jailed in a Holiday Inn

Officials want to silence citizens who are looking to air complaints: activists

By Liam Carnahan,  Newser Staff

Posted Nov 14, 2012 10:41 AM CST

(Newser) – Last March, while China's legislature held its 10-day annual meeting in Beijing, five citizens say they were being held against their will in a Holiday Inn near Shanghai, reports CNN. They had come to China's capital as "petitioners" looking to file grievances...   Read full story »

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