A recent video captures fellow Chinese activists taking great risks to visit Liu Xia, wife of imprisoned Nobel Laureate Liu Xiaobo, for a few dramatic moments. Liu Xia has been held illegally under house arrest for more than two years – this was a rare opportunity to communicate with friends in over 26 months.
Explore Amnesty's interactive map of suspected places of detention in Eritrea, a country that has endured 20 years of brutal repression.
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