Blind Chinese Dissident Chen Guangcheng Escapes House Arrest

By ⋅ April 27, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment

Chen Guangcheng in video posted online (Photo: BBC)

Chen Guangcheng in video posted online (Photo: BBC)

Human rights campaigners in China say the prominent dissident lawyer, Chen Guangcheng, has escaped from house arrest.

Chen, who is blind, had been under house arrest since his release from jail in 2010.

The plight of Chen Guangcheng has been monitored closely by local activists and western governments since he began campaigning against mass forced abortions and sterilizations.

Anchor Marco Werman speaks with the BBC’s Yuwen Wu about Chen’s story.

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