Chen Kegui

China defended its human rights record Monday after the United States slammed Beijing for the jailing of the nephew of blind lawyer Chen Guangcheng and voiced concerns over its policy in Tibet.

The United States on Friday blasted Chinese authorities for the jailing of the nephew of blind lawyer Chen Guangcheng, saying he was the victim of a "deeply flawed legal process."

The nephew of blind Chinese lawyer Chen Guangcheng was jailed for more than three years Friday for attacking officials who descended on his village after the dissident fled to the US embassy, his father said.

The nephew of blind Chinese lawyer Chen Guangcheng, who fled to the US embassy in April, went on trial Friday for attacking local officials, his father said, adding he had been barred from court.

The dissident who was at the center of a standoff between China and the United States on Wednesday accused Beijing of failing to live up to its promises as US lawmakers rallied behind him.

Chen Guangcheng, the blind Chinese activist whose flight to the US embassy in Beijing sparked a major diplomatic incident, said Thursday that sanctions against his family are waning.

Blind Chinese activist Chen Guangcheng has accused Beijing of failing to uphold its own laws, saying its abusive treatment of dissidents threatens the country's political stability.

Blind activist Chen Guangcheng vowed to keep speaking out against rights abuses in China as he settles into a new life in New York following his dramatic escape from illegal detention.

Blind Chinese activist Chen Guangcheng, who is now in the United States after a diplomatic standoff between Washington and Beijing, said Thursday he endured "suffering beyond imagination" at home.

The older brother of a blind Chinese activist who triggered a diplomatic row between Beijing and Washington has escaped his heavily guarded home and arrived in the capital Thursday, a rights lawyer said.

The brother of a blind Chinese activist who triggered a diplomatic row between Beijing and Washington arrived in the capital Thursday after escaping his heavily guarded home, a rights lawyer said.

Blind Chinese activist Chen Guangcheng has told how he hid in a pig sty after fleeing house arrest, before stumbling through fields with a broken foot, terrified his guards would find him and beat him to death.

Blind activist Chen Guangcheng said on Thursday China had agreed to issue him a passport within 15 days, allowing him to go to the United States, after a bitter row between Beijing and Washington.

A dissident at the center of a standoff between Beijing and Washington on Tuesday accused Chinese authorities of a pattern of abuse against his family as he again took his case to US lawmakers.

Chinese activist Chen Guangcheng said Friday his nephew is facing a charge of "intentional murder" after attacking officials who broke into his home, despite the fact no one died in the encounter.

Blind activist Chen Guangcheng said Friday his nephew is facing a murder charge after attacking officials who broke into his home in eastern China, a move he described as "outrageous".

The United States said Thursday it has spoken to China about claims by blind activist Chen Guangcheng that his relatives are being targeted for reprisals after his escape from house arrest.

Blind activist Chen Guangcheng on Thursday accused authorities in his home province in eastern China of seeking revenge for his escape by detaining his nephew and threatening other relatives.

Chinese activist Chen Guangcheng said Tuesday officials have told him they will help him get a passport to leave, but friends and US embassy staff are still being blocked from visiting him in hospital.

Chinese activist Chen Guangcheng said Tuesday officials have told him they will help him get a passport to leave, but friends and US embassy staff are still being blocked from visiting him in hospital.