Havel gets closed door reception at protest supporting Chinese dissident
Radio Prague |
7 January 2010
Former Czech president Václav Havel headed a delegation to the Chinese embassy to protest against the harsh prison sentence handed down by the Chinese government to a leading dissident. The dissident was one of the co-authors of a petition calling for greater human rights to be granted by the Chinese authorities. That petition was inspired by a Czechoslovak campaign for respect of human rights under the former Communist regime.
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The non appearance of any Chinese government official ; opens a window on the undeniable of the unspeakable. It shows lack of respect for life.
Morality; economics; freedom of speech; human rights; it seems a non appearance was an attemept to control dialouge. By not participating the regime hopes the agenda will be silenced; the issues of freedom are larger than that of the Chinese Government.