[walffles]

China huh.
They cut off your hand if you are a thief.
When I was there, I was approached by a begger that had no hands.
Bit of a shock at 1st, but thats how the world spins.

[corpsehands]

your yanking my chain

[Wheelwash]

That would be interesting to see the vid of the surgery.

Also, that's crazy that just 1600 bucks would help that dude

[Sharon]

For fuck sake

[gatagato]

Happy end
Chain Man Gets a Handout

A Chinese man who faced losing his hand after he was chained so tightly in an illegal prison that his flesh grew over his shackles has been saved by a donation from a British media charity.

The photo shows how medics have managed to save the hand of tormented Zhang Chuanqiu, now aged 28, after his story was sent around the world by the charity www.journalismwithoutborders.com

He had been chained to a cowshed in Hunan, southern China, in 2005 after falling out with village officials over a loan to build his house.

But his chains had been so agonisingly tight that Zhang's own flesh began to absorb them.

He said: "Nobody wanted to help me - I was in agony for years in a damp, cold room and the only person who did not give up on me and gave me strength to go was my mother. She visited me and brought me extra food.

"She waited outside the building when she was not allowed inside, she begged and pleaded with officials and eventually won me my freedom. But I was weakened by my ordeal, and the chains that had held me had become fused into my arm and covered by skin.

"I was free but still in constant pain, my wounds were always inflamed and oozing pus all the time. We had no money but then a local paper did a story and then I was contacted by the British charity - that sent over the money to pay for the operation at the end of last year."

Journalism Without Borders, a charity set up in January last year by the National Association of Press Agencies (NAPA), distributes free news and pictures around the world to raise help and awareness by acting as a bridge between media audiences and those in the news.

The stories and image material are "donated" by NAPA members but the charity will also take material from any professional media organistaion. Zhang's story was donated to the charity by Vienna-based Central European News.

The charities chief fund raiser Hannes Urban said: "The story was read by more than two million people on our web pages alone - and was picked up in several media in the US. From those who read it just 16 people were motivated to make a donation, but it was enough to ensure we could make a difference in the life of Mr Zhang."

Hannes, who administers the funds collected from the charity, said: "We will continue to monitor this case although the operation has now taken place. If anything else is provided we will make sure we use it to help him rebuild his life. But the main thing is the operation was a success - and for that we thank those who were motivated to send us the money to make a difference."

Source:
http://www.austriantimes.at/image/20...Gets_a_Handout

Original article at
Journalism Without Borders