There was a new post on Chinese human rights activist Guo Feixiong published at Human Rights in China, a Chinese non-governmental organization. Take a look at this excerpt:

Guo Feixiong (郭飞雄), well-known Chinese human rights activist, was stopped at the Shanghai Pudong Airport on January 28 while en route to the United States to care for his ailing wife. The authorities reportedly cited “suspicion of endangering national security” as the reason. Guo has begun a hunger strike to protest the travel ban. He has not been heard from since 10 p.m.

“The Chinese authorities’ deprivation of Guo’s right to leave his own country violates international human rights and humanitarian norms,” said Sharon Hom, Executive Director of Human Rights in China. “Guo Feixiong’s plight shows the world yet another vivid portrait of the current human rights situation in China—how the Chinese authorities continue to trample on internationally recognized human rights and basic human dignity.”

Read the full article here. For more information on Guo Feixiong, see what Human Rights in China put together here. Also see our section on World Democracy or our articles on Worldwide Corruption.