Activists demand release of political prisoners in China
The human rights group "Reporters Without Borders" called for the release of all political prisoners in China via a pirate radio station in Beijing on Friday. It also called on China's government to ensure freedom of expression and freedom of the press.
The human rights group "Reporters Without Borders" called for the release of all political prisoners in China via a pirate radio station in Beijing on Friday, and also called on China's government to ensure freedom of expression and freedom of the press. The 20-minute broadcast on VHF frequency 104.4 also included interviews with Chinese dissidents who have found refuge abroad.
The organization announced that it had broadcast the programme in Chinese, English and French via a small transmitter at 8.08 a.m. in the morning. This was exactly twelve hours before the opening of the Olympic Games in the Bird's Nest Stadium in Beijing. The fact that the Chinese authorities had refused visas to ten members of the organization did not prevent them from making their voice heard in China, the organization said. The program could be heard in several districts of Beijing. The Chinese authorities were accused of detaining several dozen journalists and internet users.
The organization announced that it had broadcast the programme in Chinese, English and French via a small transmitter at 8.08 a.m. in the morning. This was exactly twelve hours before the opening of the Olympic Games in the Bird's Nest Stadium in Beijing. The fact that the Chinese authorities had refused visas to ten members of the organization did not prevent them from making their voice heard in China, the organization said. The program could be heard in several districts of Beijing. The Chinese authorities were accused of detaining several dozen journalists and internet users.
