Reporters Borders
Reporters Borders
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We regret that the government turned a deaf ear to the many calls for the release of this respected journalist. At least, after 15 months of detention, Zhao is going to be able to defend himself in court against the baseless charges brought against him by the Chinese authorities. We hope, at the very least, that the trial will be fair and that foreign observers and the press will be able to attend.
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We are very concerned at the accusations against them and the harsh sentence proposed. The circumstances of their arrest are very confused and do not clearly establish their guilt. The legal authorities must make every effort to determine the origin of the firebombs, the only evidence against them. The judge has hastily declared the matter secret and is blocking all openness.
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We call on the authorities and the security forces to stop all violence against journalists, who are currently finding it impossible to work.
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Journalism is based on a code of conduct and professional ethics that clearly exclude telephone espionage but the concept of express permission of the parties could be used unfairly against the media if, for example, a source later retracts.
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The charges of high treason and genocide are extremely grave as regards the journalists. We call on the Ethiopian government to show the utmost transparency in these cases. Prime Minister Meles Zenawi should not try to defuse the criticism against him at the expense of the freedom or lives of citizens.
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We fear this 'obstruction of justice' procedure is a judicial device for the government to yet again settle some scores with the privately-owned media and at the same time subject them to state censorship.
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With this disproportionate sentence ... the judges are clearly trying to silence the journal.
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It is one thing to turn a blind eye to the Chinese government's abuses and it is quite another thing to collaborate.
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The appeal court did, it is true, reduce the amount of damages awarded by the lower court but it is still exorbitant and more than five times the maximum damages mentioned in the press code for defamation cases.
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Once again, the daily Epoch Times is the target of vandalism in very disturbing circumstances.
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The Canadian government is following the bad example set by the U.S. administration if it thinks it can hide the facts from the population. Respect for the grief of the families is of course necessary, but it should not be used as a pretext that is tantamount to censorship.
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Does the fact that this corporation operates under Chinese law free it from all ethical considerations? How far will it go to please Beijing?
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We are very concerned at where this crackdown could lead, because it is gaining pace in the run-up to the Spring festivities.
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At an earlier hearing he had been handed down a sentence, since cancelled, of 30 years imprisonment on exactly the same charge.