In China Disappearing Dissidents
Of the four hunger strikers, only Hou avoided arrest. He continued to defy the government. After Gao and Zhou were released they, too, refused to be silenced. At their abortive press conference last week the three men intended to demand freedom for the hundreds of political prisoners still in jail. But the day they were to deliver their challenge, they disappeared. As the June 4 anniversary approached, government intimidation intensified....