BEIJING (Reuters) – Chen Guangcheng, a blind legal activist known as one of China’s most prominent human rights advocates, has left home detention in the country’s east, activists said on Friday, but it is unclear where he is or under what circumstances he left. Chen, a self-schooled legal advocate who campaigned against forced abortions, and his family have been restricted to their home since September 2010 in Linyi in Shandong province after he was released from jail. Their confinement has fanned protests by Chinese sympathizers and criticism from foreign governments and activist groups. …
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