China must face civil activists with courage rather than a heavy hand

Feminists in the West have long made use of attention-grabbing stunts - shaving their heads, parading topless and storming men's restrooms - to make themselves seen and heard. But when a few young activists adopted similar theatrics on the mainland to get their message across, they were deemed such a threat to public order and stability that the authorities invoked an obscure law to lock them up.

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