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This picture taken on March 28, 2005 shows blind activist Chen Guangcheng outside a house in Dondshigu village, in northeast China's Shandong province.
Friday, Apr. 27, 2012

Open quoteI would say the fact that he successfully escaped is a miracle. It's like a real Chinese version of The Shawshank Redemption. Close quote

  • HU JIA,
  • a prominent rights activist, on blind Chinese rights activist Chen Guangcheng. Chen made a daring escape from his captors and put out a video exposing the abuse and beatings that his family suffered under house arrest.
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