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Brother Of Chinese Activist Who Fled To US Beaten

The oldest brother of a Chinese activist who fled house arrest and later settled in the U.S. said he was beaten up Thursday by unidentified men, part of an uptick in harassment possibly linked to the activist’s plans to visit Taiwan.

2013/05/09

File photo of Mother Jones' Washington bureau chief David Corn. (credit: PAUL J. RICHARDS/AFP/Getty Images)

Mother Jones Reporter Wins Polk Award For Romney ’47 Percent’ Story

The reporter for Mother Jones magazine who broke the story of Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney’s remarks that 47 percent of Americans “believe they are victims” is among the winners of the 64th annual George Polk Awards in Journalism.

2013/02/18

Speaker of the House John Boehner (R-OH) leads Chinese human rights activist Chen Guangcheng (L) to speak to the press following a meeting at the U.S. Capitol on August 1, 2012 in Washington, DC. Chen was sentenced to more than four years in prison in 2006 after exposing abuses in China's one-child policy, and then placed under house arrest upon his release in September 2010. Chen later fled to the US embassy in Beijing to seek asylum. (Photo by Pete Marovich/Getty Images)

Chinese Dissident, Human Rights Hero Chen Guangcheng Welcomed To US Capitol

Congressional leaders united Wednesday in welcoming dissident Chinese lawyer Chen Guangcheng, whose case sparked a diplomatic crisis between Washington and Beijing this spring.

2012/08/01

Blind Chinese activist Chen Guangcheng talks to the press after his arrival at the New York University Village apartment complex in Manhattan (Photo Credit: MLADEN ANTONOV / AFP / GettyImages)

Chinese Activist Renews Call To Fight Injustice

A blind Chinese legal activist who escaped house arrest, endured a nearly monthlong diplomatic tussle and a hurried daylong flight paused ever so briefly upon his arrival in New York City before taking up a familiar fight.

2012/05/20

In this handout photograph provided by the U.S. Embassy Beijing press office, Chinese dissident Chen Guangcheng is shown on May 2, 2012 in Beijing, China. (credit: U.S. Embassy Beijing Press via Getty Images)

Blind Activist Believes China Will Let Him Leave Country

BEIJING (AP) — A Chinese activist who triggered a diplomatic dispute between China and the United States said Monday he is confident that Beijing will hold up its end of a tentative deal to let […]

2012/05/07

In this handout photograph provided by the U.S. Embassy Beijing press office, Chinese dissident Chen Guangcheng, center, holds hands with U.S. Ambassador to China Gary Locke, right, on May 2, 2012 in Beijing, China. (credit: U.S. Embassy Beijing Press via Getty Images)

US Officials: Blind Chinese Dissident Offered American Fellowship

The U.S. and China forged the outlines of a deal Friday to end a diplomatic standoff over legal activist Chen Guangcheng, with Beijing saying he can apply to go abroad for study and Washington saying he has been offered an American fellowship.

2012/05/04