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Teen dies at internet addiction camp in China

A Chinese teenager sent to an internet rehabilitation camp by his parents has been allegedly beaten to death by the camp's counsellors, according to media reports. ...full story at cbcnews

from cbcnews on Wed, Aug 05 2009

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05 Sep 07 visit Hu's Idea about the Internet  »  YouTube videoThe 9-yr old Hu Chiao talks about his idea of the Internet in APNG Camp held in Xi'An China.
04 Aug 09 visit Teenager dies in Internet rehab  »  People's Daily A teenager was allegedly beaten to death by counselors at an Internet addiction rehabilitation clinic in Nanning, Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region. The 15-year-old middle school graduate, surnamed Deng, was pronounced dead around 3 am Sunday at Wuxu...
05 Aug 09 visit Experts call for regulation on Net addiction treatment after teenager death  »  People's Daily Chinese medical experts Wednesday called for specific laws and regulations on the treatment of Internet addiction, as the investigation of a teenager allegedly beaten to death by trainers at a rehab camp in southern China is still underway. "The...
10 Aug 09 visit An SOS from Internet addiction center inmates  »  Danwei Southern Metropolis DailyAugust 10, 2009 Deng Senshan, a 16-year-old sent by his parents to an Internet addiction treatment camp in Nanning, Guangxi Autonomous Region, died suddenly on August 2, allegedly after being beaten. Police closed down the camp...
19 Aug 09 visit Another teen beaten in Internet addiction camp  »  Shanghaiist It looks like all the bad press still hasn't reached parents who've sent their child to a "personality correction" boot camp. Another boy, 14-year-old Pu Liang, was beaten to a pulp at one of these camps and is now in critical condition at a hospital in...
05 Aug 09 visit Call for Net addiction treatment regulation  »  Shanghai Daily CHINESE medical experts yesterday called for specific laws and regulations on the treatment of Internet addiction, as the investigation of a teenager allegedly beaten to death by trainers at a rehabilitation center...

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