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China arrests blogger Ran Yunfei

Source: Reuters

Chinese police have arrested prominent writer Ran Yunfei for challenging the ruling Communist party, according to people close to the blogger.

Ran, a writer and magazine editor from south-west Sichuan province who had been detained without charge for more than a month, was formally arrested on the charge of inciting subversion of state power, Wang Yi, a Christian activist in Sichuan and a friend of Ran said.

Ran, 46, was detained by police in Chengdu on 20 February as unrest across the Middle East generated online calls for similar "jasmine revolution" protests in China.

Read more: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/mar/28/china-arrests-blogger-ran-yunfei

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