What do you do? Oh – and you’re also a recognisable face from the news – and you’re blind. If you’re Chen Guangcheng, you carefully plan, and then execute, your escape with incredible bravery. This is ...

The Chinese government approved a tentative deal allowing the blind legal activist to travel to the U.S. to study law at New York University. From our morning news briefing to a weekly Good News ...

In 2012, it gained attention for sheltering one Chen Guangcheng, a Chinese social activist and dissident who eventually moved to the U.S. and became an American citizen. 11.8 Acres The once-bitter ...

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Albert Woodfox describes 44 years in solitary confinement. Christian Bale recounts his near-arrest in China, trying to reach persecuted human rights lawyer Chen Guangcheng. These are extraordinary ...