Human rights lawyer fleeing China is arrested in Laos

A Chinese rights lawyer stripped of his licence for taking on sensitive cases has been arrested in Laos, with activists and family members worried he will be deported back to China, where he could face prison time. Lu Siwei was seized by Laotian police on Friday morning while boarding a train for Thailand. He was on his way to Bangkok to catch a flight to the US to join his wife and daughter. "I'm extremely worried for his safety," said his wife, Zhang Chunxiao, in a text message. "If he's sent back to China, he'd definitely be imprisoned." Phone numbers…