| China News, Nov. 11, 2007 |
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For example, on April 5, 1976 people in Beijing went to Tiananmen Square to mourn the death of former Premier Zhou Enlai. The authorities did not want people to mourn the premier so they gave orders to disperse the people with force. Politburo member Yao Wenyuan, who was in charge of propaganda, came to the then broadcasting administrative bureau and held a press briefing. He declared the gathering an anti-revolutionary activity. Therefore all media directly under the central government would follow the same line. Full Article
Hu Jia, a human right activist, said it is almost impossible to register a case like this in court and enter proceedings. "The Political and Legal Committee is the head of the evil force in China. Complaints from common people against high level officials will never be accepted and the plaintiffs are often punished. Zhou is the Party Chief of the Political and Legal Committee and former Minister of Public Security. Full Article
Hu Jia told our reporter, "I got a phone call from an unknown number on the night of October 28. The area code belongs to Xian City, Shaanxi Province. I recognized lawyer Gao's voice right away. I'm very familiar with his northern Shaanxi accent. I was very excited and called out: 'Lawyer Gao!'" Mr. Hu reported their conversation, which lasted only one and a half minutes.Full Article
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