Brutal Violent Reprisals by Dictatorship Continue on Family of the Blind Lawyer After Illegal Detention by China That Lasted for Years Until Daring Escape

Chen says he suffered ‘beyond imagination’ in China

AFP – Blind Chinese activist Chen Guangcheng, who is now in the United States after a diplomatic standoff between Washington and Beijing, said Thursday he endured “suffering beyond imagination” at home. Chen, a self-taught lawyer subjected to years of jail and house arrest for exposing abuses in China.