Agence France Presse -- English

BEIJING , April 13 (AFP) - An American rights worker went missing Wednesday morning and is believed to be in police custody, colleagues said. Adam Bricoe, who worked for the Chinese non-government organization Empowerment and Rights, was taken away from the group's Beijing offices early Wednesday, his colleague, Chris Thurlow, told AFP. "He was in the office by himself this morning and sent out an emergency signal, so we know it was the police," Thurlow said. The group has been documenting human rights issues and large-scale petition movements linked to the widespread requisition of land by Chinese officials and government entities. "We have also been working on a parallel report for the UN Human Rights Commission's rapporteur to expose land confiscation related to construction projects for the Beijing Olympics," Thurlow said. Police in the local Wudaokou precinct, near Empowerment and Rights offices, said they were unaware of the arrest of any US citizens on Wednesday morning.

2005-04-13 Wed 01:41

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Protesters outside the Nanhai Police Satation in Guangdong Province demand the release of an EARI Volunteer who was arrested while filming an earlier protest that pleaded for the return of illegaly confiscated farmland.
Another view of the protest outside the Nanhai Police Station.

 

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