BEIJING, Dec 10, 2014 (AFP) - An ethnic Mongol dissident who spent almost 20 years behind bars in China has been freed, Beijing said Wednesday, as he reportedly accused authorities of torturing him in jail.
Hada became one of China’s longest-serving political prisoners after being sentenced in 1996 for "espionage" and "separatism" when he advocated greater freedoms for China’s six million Mongols.
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