200 human rights groups call for China to release detained Taiwanese activist Lee Ming-che

Taipei (dpa) – About 200 non-governmental organizations and institutions around the world have joined a petition to urge the Chinese government to release a Taiwanese pro-democracy activist, a Taipei-based human rights organization said Friday. Lee Ming-che, 42, went missing in China on March 19. Beijing did not confirm until 10 days later that he was being…