China’s Intimidation of Dissidents Said to Persist After Prison [Like #Cuba]

Du Bin for The New York Times

Guards at the Door This man tried to stop reporters and a photographer from The New York Times entering Dongshigu, the village where Chen Guangcheng has been confined since September. When approached, he called for reinforcements on a hand-held radio before attacking with his broom.

By ANDREW JACOBS and JONATHAN ANSFIELD

 DONGSHIGU, China — Chen Guangcheng is officially a free man but it is hard to imagine a life more constrained. One of the country’s most prominent rights defenders, Mr. Chen is confined to his home 24 hours a day by security agents and hired peasant men armed with sticks, bricks and walkie-talkies. Visitors who try to see him are physically repulsed and sometimes beaten. Blinding floodlights illuminate his stone farmhouse at night.

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China’s Intimidation of Dissidents Said to Persist After Prison