Sunday, April 30, 2006
China Compensates Vocal Mother of activist to Avoid more attention
Reuters
Zhou was riding his bicycle home from work when police detained him, according to a complaint lodged by his mother.
He died after being beaten in a police cell, she said. Photos of his corpse showed bruises and cuts, but he was cremated soon afterwards. Since then Tang has waged a constant campaign of petitions and visits to officials in a bid to win redress for her son.
Huang [an activist who runs this website] also said the case might not presage other compensation payments to the families of crackdown victims.
"This was a special case because we have the photos on the Internet, and because his mother was so persistent," Huang said.
Tang and other members of Zhou's family did not want to speak to the media, fearing recriminations, Huang said.
