Word: weis
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Humanitarian groups hope Wei, Wang and their families may escape further persecution now that the award has been presented to Doctors Without Borders, a group of physicians who revolutionized the field of humanitarian...
After learning of Wei's and Wang's nomination, Chinese officials censured both the Norwegian government and the Nobel Committee, claiming the two men were "common criminals" not worthy of such an accolade...
...Wei, 49, is a former electrician and soldier who lost faith in China's communism based on Mao Tse-tung's radical policies. Wang, 31, was a student leader of the 1989 pro-democracy movement in China and participant in the protests at Tiananmen Square. Before they were forced into exile, both men spent many years in jail for criticizing the communist regime...
...because both Wei and Wang, who is currently a student in the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, are beyond the physical reach of the Chinese government, officials threatened their families instead...
...Chinese government's disapproval of the nomination has also affected Wei's family. A spokesperson for Wang in Boston told the Associated Press that Chinese police had detained Wei's brother, Wei Yaotao, although his detention could not be confirmed...