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Brother of Blind Chinese activist says he was beaten
The brother of a blind activist who has fled China said he himself was savagely beaten by two men on Thursday, in what he called an intensification of reprisals against the activist’s family. Chen Guangfu said his family has endured a campaign of harassment beginning last month, ahead of the…
Blind human rights activist accuses China of violating U.S. deal to secure his freedom
The Chinese human rights activist at the center of a diplomatic crisis a year ago on Tuesday accused Beijing of reneging on the agreement that freed him and urged the United States to intervene. Chen Guangcheng, a blind self-taught lawyer who infuriated authorities by exposing forced abortions, dramatically escaped house…
Dissident Chen Guangcheng urges no compromise on changing China
Dissident Chen Guangcheng voiced confidence Tuesday that China’s political system will eventually open up as he urged fellow activists and the United States not to compromise on human rights. In an address in the US Capitol complex, the blind self-taught lawyer offered his most philosophical remarks yet about China since…
Batman star calls China dissident ‘giant among men’
NEW YORK — Actor Christian Bale hailed Chinese dissident Chen Guangcheng as a “giant among men” during an emotional meeting nearly a year after the Batman star was forcefully prevented from visiting the activist. Chen, who made a daring escape in April from house arrest and was eventually able to…
Chen Guangcheng’s brother goes missing after fleeing to Beijing
Blind activist’s brother Chen Guangfu disappears after leaving village to seek help for son facing murder charge The brother of the blind activist Chen Guangcheng has gone missing after fleeing his village in north-eastern China to seek help for his son who is facing an attempted murder charge. Chen Guangfu,…
Chen says he suffered ‘beyond imagination’ in China
WASHINGTON — Blind Chinese activist Chen Guangcheng, who is now in the United States after a diplomatic standoff between Washington and Beijing, said Thursday he endured “suffering beyond imagination” at home. Chen, a self-taught lawyer subjected to years of jail and house arrest for exposing abuses in China’s one-child policy,…
Chen’s brother flees east China village for Beijing
The brother of a blind Chinese activist who triggered a diplomatic row between Beijing and Washington arrived in the capital Thursday after escaping his heavily guarded home, a rights lawyer said. Chen Guangfu, the elder brother of Chen Guangcheng, fled his home village of Dongshigu in eastern China’s Shandong province…
Blind Chinese activist completes U.S. odyssey
Blind Chinese activist Chen Guangcheng began a new life in the United States, praising Beijing’s “restraint and calm” as he sought to draw a line under a month-long tussle that tested China-US ties. Chen on Saturday asked to say a “few simple words” as he, his wife Yuan Weijing, and their two young…
Chinese activist leaves for U.S. with family
Blind activist Chen Guangcheng and his family left China on a plane bound for the United States Saturday, ending weeks of uncertainty in a saga that sorely tested China-US relations. Chen was whisked to Beijing’s airport from the hospital where he had been treated after his dramatic escape from house…
China dissident Chen Guangcheng tells U.S. of abuse of family
WASHINGTON — A dissident at the center of a standoff between Beijing and Washington on Tuesday accused Chinese authorities of a pattern of abuse against his family as he again took his case to US lawmakers. Chen Guangcheng, a blind self-taught lawyer who last month dramatically escaped house arrest for…
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