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3-Year Prison Term for Nephew of Chinese Dissident Chen Guangcheng
The nephew of exiled Chinese dissident Chen Guangcheng was tried Friday and sentenced to three years and three months in prison on charges related to a clash...
Blind Legal Activist Chen Guangcheng Leaves U.S. Custody in Beijing, Heads to Hospital
On Wednesday, the day that senior U.S. officials, including Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, arrived in China for delicate economic talks beginning May 3,...
From New York, Chen Guangcheng Calls Attention to Rights Abuses in China
When blind Chinese legal activist Chen Guangcheng flew from Beijing to the United States earlier this month, some analysts in the Western and Chinese press...
Chen Guangcheng: Potential Study Abroad Deal May End Diplomatic Impasse with China
The blind legal activist who has been at the center of diplomatic struggle between the U.S. and China has been offered a fellowship to study at an American...
Brother of Chen Guangcheng Escapes House Arrest
The brother of blind Chinese legal activist Chen Guangcheng has escaped house arrest in their home village and traveled to Beijing to meet with a lawyer...
Blind Legal Activist Chen Guangcheng: “I Want My Family to Leave China”
Chen Guangcheng, the blind legal activist who left the U.S. Embassy in Beijing after sheltering there for the six days, says he now fears for his safety and...
Could Chen Guangcheng Be Allowed to Leave China?
For a blind man who managed to escape a security cordon around his home-turned-prison, it is perhaps no surprise that Chinese activist Chen Guangcheng‘s next...
Isolated in a Beijing Hospital, Blind Legal Activist Chen Guangcheng Pleads to Leave China
A cluster of journalists is crowded around Chaoyang Hospital in Beijing, desperate for a glimpse of blind legal activist Cheng Guangcheng. One of China’s most...
Chen Guangcheng: A Blind Man with Legal Vision
He may have lost his sight as a child, but Chen Guangcheng's legal vision has helped illuminate the plight of thousands of Chinese villagers. Last year officials...
