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CECC Panel Discussion
During a period when media openness arguably should be at a high point, domestic and foreign reporters in China continue to be shut out of many areas and prevented from covering stories that authorities deem sensitive. This panel discussion will examine the impact of these and other developments in China on the eve of the Olympic Games.
When:
July 16, 2008 12:00am
On the Eve of the Beijing Olympics: China's Information Lockdown
Date: Wednesday, July 16, 2008, 2:15pm - 4:00pm
Room: Longworth House Office Building, Room 1105
Panelists:
Phelim Kine, China researcher, Human Rights Watch; former journalist. (Human Rights Watch's recent report, "China's Forbidden Zones: Shutting the Media out of Tibet and Other 'Sensitive' Stories" is available at http://hrw.org/reports/2008/china0708/.)
Ben Carrdus, Senior researcher, International Campaign for Tibet.
Alim Seytoff, Director, Uyghur Human Rights Project.
Cost:
Free
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