[DailyBeast] The True Story behind Chen Guangcheng and his escape

Carl Herrera · May 7, 2012

http://www.thedailybeast.com/newswe...gcheng-s-blind-injustice-chen-guangcheng.html

This article, written by someone who has known Chen for some time, give a good summary of the work he did and the details of his escape and what happened after he reached the embassy.

I thought those here who were outraged as the "betrayal" of the activist might be interested in reading this.

And here's another first-person account for Jerome Cohen, who helped negotiated the deal with the Chinese government over Chen.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/opini...cy--and-luck/2012/05/06/gIQADncY6T_story.html

Carl Herrera · May 7, 2012

No more interest in the brave activist?

SamFisher · May 7, 2012

Carl Herrera said: ↑

No more interest in the brave activist?
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Am more surprised that Newsweek brand still exists actually...?

esteban · May 7, 2012

In the meantime this is the China that we are dealing with.

Warning:if you don't have a strong stomach do not click on the link.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...s-pills-filled-powdered-human-baby-flesh.html

Damn you ChiCom bastards!

Mathloom · May 8, 2012

I know people can do it themselves, but this usually helps the discussion:

Chen Guangcheng (born 12 November 1971) is a Chinese civil rights activist who works on human rights issues in rural areas of the People's Republic of China. Blind from an early age and self-taught in the law, Chen is frequently described as a "barefoot lawyer" who advocates women's rights and the welfare of the poor. He is best known for exposing alleged abuses in official family-planning policy, often involving claims of violence and forced abortions.

In 2005, he became internationally known for organizing a class-action lawsuit against the city of Linyi in Shandong for excessive enforcement of the one-child policy. As a result of this lawsuit, Chen was placed under house arrest from September 2005 to March 2006, with a formal arrest in June 2006.[1][2] During his trial, Chen's attorneys were forbidden access to the court, leaving him without a proper defender. On 24 August 2006, Chen was sentenced to four years and three months for "damaging property and organising a mob to disturb traffic".

Chen was released from prison on 8 September 2010 after serving his full sentence, but remained under house arrest or "soft detention" at his home in Dongshigu Village (东师古村).[3][4] Chen and his wife were reportedly beaten shortly after a human rights group released a video of their home under intense police surveillance on 9 February 2011.[5]

Chen's case received sustained international attention, with the U.S. State Department, the British Foreign Secretary, Human Rights Watch, and Amnesty International issuing appeals for his release; the latter group designated him a prisoner of conscience.[6] Chen is a 2007 laureate of the Ramon Magsaysay Award and in 2006 was named to the Time 100.[7]

On 22 April 2012, Chen escaped his house arrest and fled to the U.S. Embassy in Beijing.[8][9] After negotiations with the Chinese government, he left the embassy for medical treatment on 2 May 2012,[10] and it was reported on 4 May 2012 that China will consider allowing him to travel to the United States to study.[11] The same day, New York University invited him to be a visiting scholar.[12]
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source: wiki

FranchiseBlade · May 8, 2012

basso only cares about issues like these if he can use them as a political weapon.

In other words he doesn't care about the issue at all. He only cares about finding ways to bash the President of the United States.

Mathloom · May 8, 2012

Wow, incredibly story, would make a great movie if not produced in China or America.

percicles · May 8, 2012

China has a fake Anton Chigurh too?

Carl Herrera · May 8, 2012

percicles said: ↑

China has a fake Anton Chigurh too?
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No Country for Blind Men?

MoonDogg · May 8, 2012

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