Tag: rural china

Child Trafficking Victim Who Spoke up for ‘Chained Woman’ in China Subpoenaed

Police subpoenaed a Chinese blogger because she voiced her concern for the chained woman in the rural area of Xuzhou, a child trafficking victim who was abused for 26 years by her husband and the local villagers. Ma Panyan, a rights defender from Chongqing City, southwest China, was also sold as a child bride at…


Video of Mentally-Ill Mother-of-8 Chained in Hut Sparks Outrage in China

A video of a mentally-ill Chinese mother of eight locked in a village shack and chained around her neck has ignited outrage in the country. The footage, posted last week on Douyin, China’s version of TikTok, showed the woman wearing a light layer of clothing despite freezing winter temperatures. A man visiting her then gives…