From USA TODAY:
Chinese human rights activists have been disappearing ever since a mysterious call went out on the Internet for a “Jasmine Revolution” similar to the uprisings against authoritarian regimes in the Middle East — a call that was made again this week.
Jiang Tianyong, an activist lawyer in Beijing, vanished Feb. 19, a day before the protests called for in Internet postings in the Chinese capital. Jiang has not been heard from since. The anonymous group posting to the website Boxun.com called this week for fresh protests Sunday.
Jiang and two other human rights lawyers, Tang Jitian and Teng Biao, have disappeared into China‘s labyrinthine security system in the past two weeks, says China Human Rights Defenders, a Hong Kong-based group. More than 100 other people have had their movements restricted, and six activists face subversion charges, possibly for posting information online about the “Jasmine Rallies,” according to the group…
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