On 1 July 1996, twelve foreign journalists as well as four television crews were briefly detained and interrogated by police at Beijing’s international airport. The papers and equipment of several of the journalists were also temporarily confiscated. The journalists and television crews had gathered at the airport to cover the arrival of eight legislators from […]
On 1 July 1996, twelve foreign journalists as well as four
television crews were briefly detained and interrogated by police
at Beijing’s international airport. The papers and equipment of
several of the journalists were also temporarily confiscated.
The journalists and television crews had gathered at the airport
to cover the arrival of eight legislators from Hong Kong.
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normal professional pursuit of information
their papers and equipment a serious violation of the fundamental
right to freedom of expression, as guaranteed by Article 19 of
the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights
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Appeals To
Premier Li Peng
Office of the Premier
Guowuyan 9
Xihuangcheggenbejie
Beijingshi 100032
People’s Republic of China
Fax: +86 10 512 5810 or +86 10 467 7351
Jiang Zemin
President
State Council
Beijing 100032, PRC
Fax: +86 10 512 5810
His Excellency Minister of Justice Xiao Yang Buzhang
Ministry of Justice
Sifabu
Xiaguangli
Beijingshi 100016, People’s Republic of China
Fax: +86 10 467 7351
your diplomatic representative in China
the Chinese diplomatic representative in your country
(in Canada)
Embassy of the People’s Republic of China
515 St. Patrick St.
Ottawa, Ontario
K1N 5H3 Canada
Fax: +1 613 789 1911
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