Petitioners Target Annual Meetings of Officials

2009-01-29

Petitioners in China are targeting the annual meetings of local parliaments in January and February to air their grievances, with the aim of having their issues brought before the National People’s Congress in March. But human rights activists warn of tighter crackdowns against the growing number of people seeking justice from the communist party.




Original reporting in Mandarin by Yan Xiu. Mandarin service director: Jennifer Chou. Translated and narrated in English by Luisetta Mudie.

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2009年的第一个工作日,大批各地的访民来到北京的国务院信访办。要求国家信访局履行职责,同时呼吁保护信访人的权利,取缔黑监狱。自由亚洲电台驻香港特约记者严修的采访报道

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