Chinese Labor Camp Prisoner Who Wrote SOS Letter Escapes China

Chinese Labor Camp Prisoner Who Wrote SOS Letter Escapes China
Sun Yi at Beijing Capital International Airport. (Provided by Sun Yi)
Petr Svab
3/15/2017
Updated:
10/5/2018

He was forced to remain homeless to avoid being detained again.

“In fact, since nine years back, I have been displaced many times [due to persecution],” he said.

His wife was constantly worried for him, but, to avoid surveillance, he could barely make contact with her. Phones were out of the question. Sometimes he slipped through a vague message to her online.

“We couldn’t chat and communicate feelings like the normal couples,” he said.

Sun Yi in Beijing. (Provided by Sun Yi)
Sun Yi in Beijing. (Provided by Sun Yi)