Activist Hu Jia in Chinese Dictatorship Arrest Claims He Helped ‘Blind Lawyer’ Escape Custody

Chinese activist latest held after Chen escape

Outspoken government critic Hu Jia has been detained in the latest in a string of moves by Chinese security forces against people linked to activist Chen Guangcheng, reportedly under US “protection”. Just hours after Hu had told AFP he believed his blind friend Chen was safe in the US embassy in Beijing. | Democracy, elections, and voting at Democracy Chronicles