Shandong Elderly Woman Sleeping on the Streets After 17 Years of Petitioning in Beijing

On September 10, an elderly woman from Shandong who has been petitioning for 17 years was found on the streets of Beijing; she has been homeless in Beijing for five months. The elderly woman wept, recounting her husband's passing and her son's accident at a hospital, stating she is alone and helpless and dares not return home due to fear.