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A US-based rights group says, visually challenged Chinese dissident Chen Guangcheng is under "US protection" in Beijing following a dramatic escape from house arrest. The group, ChinaAid, also says high-level talks are under way between US and Chinese officials over his fate. Earlier, fellow activist Hu Jia said, Chen was in the US embassy. Neither country has commented on the claims.
Yesterday, Hu Jia - another friend of Chen and himself a prominent activist and dissident said he had met Chen in the US embassy in Beijiing in the last 72 hours, after his escape from house arrest in the eastern province of Shandong. He said Chen had scaled a high wall before being driven hundreds of kilometres to Beijing.
On Saturday, Hu's wife Zeng Jinyan said on twitter that he had been taken away for questioning by local police.
Activists say dissident Chen has released a video addressed to Prime Minister Wen Jiabao. There are reports that his brother and nephew, and others who helped him escape, have now been detained by police. The rights group Human Rights in China said his nephew Chen Kegui was taken away from his home by more than 30 police officers.
UN human rights chief Navi Pillay said she was concerned for the well-being of Chen and his family, who live in Dongshigu town, Shandong province.
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Yesterday, Hu Jia - another friend of Chen and himself a prominent activist and dissident said he had met Chen in the US embassy in Beijiing in the last 72 hours, after his escape from house arrest in the eastern province of Shandong. He said Chen had scaled a high wall before being driven hundreds of kilometres to Beijing.
On Saturday, Hu's wife Zeng Jinyan said on twitter that he had been taken away for questioning by local police.
Activists say dissident Chen has released a video addressed to Prime Minister Wen Jiabao. There are reports that his brother and nephew, and others who helped him escape, have now been detained by police. The rights group Human Rights in China said his nephew Chen Kegui was taken away from his home by more than 30 police officers.
UN human rights chief Navi Pillay said she was concerned for the well-being of Chen and his family, who live in Dongshigu town, Shandong province.
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