The way authorities view political prisoners
I posted it here before, but as I do feel very strongly about human rights in China, I am trying to make a statement. As small as it might be.
What I see as the major human right issues are:
the persecution of Falun Gong (Falun Dafa) for their religious belief
the deliberate destruction of the Tibetan culture
and mainly, the involuntary extraction of organs from political prisoners.
China is becoming a super-power, so our politicians prefer to focus on smaller, less risky targets. Yet, China cares about its international image: their space program and their effort to create the perfect Olympics are the proof.
However,
The Olympics will not be successful without successful media coverage, and
Media coverage will not be successful if we will not watch, so
would you agree not to watch?
would you agree to shun companies that use the Olympics for advertising and marketing?
If you do, I set a page outside this blog, at authspot.com ( I think it is a more suitable place for poetry) and put there my very first political poem.
If you do care, could you just add in the comments anything to indicate that you will not watch the coming Olympics. Or maybe forward it to someone, or add a link?
This is something I really care about, so thank you if you do
09/01/08 @ 16:45