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A letter from the wife of blind legal activist Chen Guangcheng has been smuggled out of China. The letter was sent to Chinese Christian organization China Aid, it details harassment by local authorities that Chen has been forced to live under since last year.
It's the first contact between the Chen household and the outside world since February 9th—a letter detailing harassment and beatings.
Chen Guangcheng is a blind Chinese rights activist. He became a local hero when he defended victims of forced abortion in Shandong Province.
[...]r from Chen's wife that had been smuggled out of China. The letter gives an account
On February 9th the U.S.-based organization China Aid received this video documenting the 24-hour surveillance Chen and his family was under. Then, four months of silence.
On June 15th, China Aid received a letteof increased persecution the family has been subjected to since the video was released.
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The beatings have continued, now Chen's mother is also under surveillance and the couple's daughter isn't able to go to school. Thugs also installed metal shutters over the windows of Chen's home and cut off the electricity several times.
China Aid president Bob Fu released a video statement on the case on YouTube.
[Bob Fu, President, China Aid]:
"We are deeply concerned, the treatment of this family is in total violation of not only Chinese law, but even breaking the bottom line of the lowest moral ground by any human being."
China Aid is urging Western governments to call on the Chinese regime to uphold its own laws and respect basic rights of citizens.
Time Magazine lists Chen Guangcheng as one of the "100 People Who Shape Our World," for his courage in using legal means to confront local officials over forced abortions.
