Blind Chinese Dissident Chen Guangcheng Escapes House Arrest
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.
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