Article 5J99B Yang Hengjun: Australian writer says he is unafraid of ‘suffering and torture’ ahead of trial in China

Yang Hengjun: Australian writer says he is unafraid of ‘suffering and torture’ ahead of trial in China

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Ben Doherty and Helen Davidson in Tapei
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In a letter dictated from detention the democracy activist has urged a friend don't worry about me'

Yang Hengjun, the Australian democracy activist who goes on trial for espionage in China on Thursday, says he is unafraid of the suffering and torture" of a potential long prison sentence, and he wishes he could keep writing to help China to understand the world".

In a letter dictated from detention, where he has been held more than two years and interrogated more than 300 times, he urged a friend don't worry about me".

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