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送交者: Enlighten 于 2008-05-08, 09:54:58:

Chinese Writer's Arrest Increases Scrutiny of Rights
SKY CANAVES
Wall Street Journal
08 May 2008


The arrest of a Chinese writer on subversion charges and the demotion of a prominent newspaper editor come amid increased scrutiny of the government's human-rights record ahead of the Beijing Olympics.

Writer Zhou Yuanzhi was arrested Saturday by state security police in the central Chinese city of Zhongxiang. On Monday, he was formally detained on charges of attempting to subvert the state, according to the International PEN writers association.

Mr. Zhou, 47 years old, is a former tax official who lost his job and Communist Party membership in 1992 after contributing an article to the Voice of America. Since then, he has published two books and hundreds of articles under various pen names. Many of the articles have been critical of corruption or touched on sensitive topics such as Tibet and the Beijing Olympics. In a joint statement, the American, Canadian and Independent Chinese centers of PEN said Mr. Zhou is the 40th writer currently imprisoned in China.

Also on Monday, Zhang Ping, the deputy editor of the influential and often independent-minded Southern Metropolis Daily, based in Guangzhou, was removed from his post, though he is still employed by the paper. Over the past month, Mr. Zhang, 37, had written several opinion pieces and blog posts that challenged the official Chinese news media's reporting on Tibet and advocated greater press freedom. The writings turned Mr. Zhang into a target for outrage -- fanned by the state media -- among Chinese who accused him of being a traitor.

Mr. Zhang couldn't be reached for comment on Wednesday. The state-controlled Southern Metropolis Daily declined to comment. Chinese officials didn't immediately respond to requests for comment on either case. Authorities have said there is no pre-Olympics crackdown on dissent under way.

"The use of subversion charges against writers is on the rise," said Mark Allison of Amnesty International. "There's definitely a clampdown at the moment, and that seems to be linked to the Olympics in many ways."

Last week, several Chinese writers were barred from entering Hong Kong to participate in a conference organized by international free-speech groups that coincided with the Hong Kong leg of the Olympic torch relay. The writers previously had been allowed to visit Hong Kong without incident.





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