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Blind Chinese activist Chen Guangcheng escapes from house arrest
BEIJING -- Chen Guangcheng, a blind lawyer who is also one of China’s best-known human-rights activists, has escaped after spending one-and-a-half years under house arrest.
Reuters reported that Chen, who campaigned against forced abortions, had been re …
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Escaped China activist in U.S. protection-rights group
BEIJING (Reuters) - Blind Chinese activist Chen Guangcheng is under U.S. protection in Beijing after an audacious escape from 19 months under house arrest, a U.S.-based group said on Saturday, in a drama that threatens to ignite new... Read Post
Chinese activist escapes house arrest, activists claim
Rumours are spreading online that a leading figure in China’s human rights movement has escaped the house arrest he had lived under for 18 months. Human rights campaigners said on Friday, April 27, that Chen Guangcheng, a blind lega... Read Post
Fears grow for detained female Chinese activist who helped blind 'barefoot lawyer' Chen Guangcheng escape house arrest
Concern is growing for the safety of a courageous Chinese activist who was detained after helping a blind dissident escape house arrest. Human rights campaigners believe He Peirong was arrested for her involvement in the plot which ... Read Post