Jonathan Watts in Beijing
The blind Chinese rights activist, Chen Guangcheng has made a daring escape from his captors and put out a video exposing the abuse and beatings that his family suffered under house arrest.
Evading almost 90 guards who have surrounded his village home for more than a year, Chen is said to have found refuge in a “safe” location in Beijing.
His revelations about the illegal detention – which included savage [...]
