Blind Activist Starts New Life in U.S.
May 21st, 2012 | Posted by in Uncategorized - (0 Comments)
Chen Guangcheng's departure from China raises difficult questions ranging from the fate of his extended family and allies to his ability to spur change at home.
China’s Chen says officials "going crazy" with reprisals
May 11th, 2012 | Posted by in Uncategorized - (0 Comments)
BEIJING (Reuters) - Blind Chinese activist Chen Guangcheng and a family lawyer have accused local officials of detaining two of his relatives and hounding and harassing others in revenge for his recent escape from house arrest and for sparking an international furor.
Asylum Seekers, Then and Now
May 10th, 2012 | Posted by in Uncategorized - (0 Comments)
A Short History of Escape
May 10, 2012
Summary:
China's Chen Guangchen, the asylum seeker of the moment, is hardly unique. All oppressive regimes generate defectors, but each regime deals with them in its own way.
A boat crowded with Cuban refugees arrives in Florida, during the 1980 Mariel Boatlift.
China is not a leader in breeding asylum seekers. That distinction is shared by Cuba, for the quantity of departures, and North Korea, for the frequency of attempts.
China’s Chen appeals to U.S. congress, Clinton treads carefully
May 4th, 2012 | Posted by in Uncategorized - (0 Comments)
BEIJING/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Blind Chinese dissident Chen Guangcheng made a dramatic plea for U.S. protection in a cellphone call to a congressional hearing from his hospital bed in Beijing, raising pressure on President Barack Obama over his administration's handling of the case.
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