Silenced by China
Published Date:
21 August 2008
Mike Martin (Letters, 18 August) is mistaken in saying the Chinese human rights activist Hu Jia was detained on his way to a prayer service (this was another activist called Hua Huilin).
Hu Jia's "offence" – for which he has been jailed for three and a half years – seems to have been publicising his human rights views, including by participating via webcam in a European Union parliamentary hearing where he said China had failed to fulfil its promises to improve human rights in the run-up to the Olympics. Mr Hu has also written about the plight of other activists and prisoners in China.
JOHN WATSON
Scotland programme director Amnesty International
Haymarket Terrace
Edinburgh
The full article contains 116 words and appears in The Scotsman newspaper.
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Last Updated:
20 August 2008 9:25 PM
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Source:
The Scotsman
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Location:
Edinburgh
