is under an emergency and distress phase.

criticism of Chinese human rights abuses.Consulate General in Shanghai in a timely manner.

Alyssa Petersen GoFundMe We received information that she is doing OK.downplayed the possibility of outside factors weighing on Petersen and Harlans cases.Police in the Jiangsu city of Zhenjiang.

was sentenced to seven years in prison on the same charge.Embassy in Beijing confirmed that its aware of the detentions and the charges brought against the two but gave no further details.

It said that Viara Harlan was allowed to make a brief call to her mother in Utah after 48 hours.

did not immediately respond to questions submitted by phone and fax.Hippos float in the lagoon at Hacienda Napoles Park.

said in a video distributed to the press.It was part of a larger government effort to control the population of more than 100 of the mammals that roam around unsupervised in some rivers.

Rain events around the area have complicated efforts to capture the animals.aggressive three-ton animals is complicated.