K kaid100 Guest Apr 25, 2011 #1 At least 20 Chinese Protestants have been detained as they tried to gather for an Easter service in Beijing. Click to expand... The worshippers, from the Shouwang church, were trying to hold an outdoor service because they are prevented from using their own premises. Click to expand... Police have recently arrested dozens of people from the church. Click to expand... The authorities have also been carrying out a wider suppression of dissent - harassing foreign reporters and detaining lawyers and activists. Click to expand... The most high-profile detainee, artist Ai Weiwei, was taken by police as he tried to board a flight earlier this month. Click to expand... His family say they do not know where he is, whether he has been charged with an offence, or even whether he has been formally arrested. Click to expand... bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-13180842
At least 20 Chinese Protestants have been detained as they tried to gather for an Easter service in Beijing. Click to expand... The worshippers, from the Shouwang church, were trying to hold an outdoor service because they are prevented from using their own premises. Click to expand... Police have recently arrested dozens of people from the church. Click to expand... The authorities have also been carrying out a wider suppression of dissent - harassing foreign reporters and detaining lawyers and activists. Click to expand... The most high-profile detainee, artist Ai Weiwei, was taken by police as he tried to board a flight earlier this month. Click to expand... His family say they do not know where he is, whether he has been charged with an offence, or even whether he has been formally arrested. Click to expand... bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-13180842
G gamewell45 Guest Apr 26, 2011 #2 kaid100 said: bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-13180842 Click to expand... I think it just goes to show that China has a long way to go in improving people’s rights in their country.
kaid100 said: bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-13180842 Click to expand... I think it just goes to show that China has a long way to go in improving people’s rights in their country.
