Chen Guangcheng Nearly Free

[Joe Hillshoist]

FWIW I heard a quote (translated) of him saying his family had been allowed to leave and were joining him in the US, and he seemed fairly confident about it from the footage I saw.

[jcivil]

Google nearly free!

Glorious permission by noble PRC nearly in shackled hand!

Thanks be to the holy Mao

(and no, sadly it does not refer to mono amine inhibitor)

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-18140940

[elfismiles]

Chen Guangcheng's brother goes missing after fleeing to Beijing ...
www.guardian.co.uk › News › World news › Chen Guangcheng
17 hours ago – Blind activist's brother Chen Guangfu disappears after leaving village to seek help for son facing murder charge.
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Chen Guangcheng says he fears reprisals against his family | World ...
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2 days ago – In his first major interview the Chinese activist said since his escape their retribution against his family has intensified.


Chen Guangcheng brother escapes to tell of beatings and reprisals ...
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2 days ago – Chen Guangfu arrives in Beijing after following in activist's footsteps to seek help for arrested son.


Brother of Chen Guangcheng Escapes Guarded Village - NYTimes ...
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2 days ago – Chen Guangfu, a brother of Chen Guangcheng, slipped through a security cordon and went to Beijing, said a lawyer who met him there.


Chen Guangcheng's brother flees China village - Yahoo! News
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2 days ago – From Yahoo! News: The older brother of a blind Chinese activist who triggered a diplomatic row between Beijing and Washington has escaped ...

[elfismiles]

Chen Guangcheng is gone, but his village stays locked down
Chinese security is tight around the area where the blind human rights activist lived under house arrest. It's symptomatic of a paranoid security apparatus that invested heavily in his imprisonment.
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld ... 0316.story

Chen Guangcheng to speak in NYC
http://www.wytv.com/news/national/story ... RBCnA.cspx

NEW YORK (AP) — A blind Chinese activist who was the focus of a diplomatic standoff will have a New York City speaking engagement this week.

Chen Guangcheng will speak Thursday at the Council on Foreign Relations in Manhattan.

His mentor, New York University law professor Jerome Cohen, also will participate in the event.

Chen is now a fellow at NYU's law school.

Cohen advised Chen while he was in the U.S. Embassy in Beijing. He was given sanctuary there after his daring escape following seven years of prison and house arrest.

The professor said previously that Chen was "seriously troubled" about three people at the mercy of Chinese authorities for helping him. One of them is Chen's nephew.