By Ariana Eunjung Cha
Washington Post Foreign Service
August 21, 2008
BEIJING
Two elderly women could face a year of "reeducation through labor" because
they applied for permits to demonstrate during the Olympics, according to
one of the would-be protesters.
Wu Dianyuan, 79, and Wang Xiuying, 77, went to Chinese police five times
between Aug. 5 and 18 to seek approval to protest against officials who
evicted them from their homes in 2001.
The Beijing Municipal Public Security Bureau did not approve or deny their
applications during the first three visits. On the fourth visit, the women were
told that they had been ordered to serve time for "disturbing the public order"
until July 29, 2009...
Wu and Wang tried to return a fifth time to inquire again about their protest
application, but they were told that their right to apply had been stripped.
"When I first heard about the possibility of being allowed to protest, I was very
happy. My issue could be resolved. But it turned out all to be cheating. . ."
Washington Post Foreign Service
August 21, 2008
BEIJING
Two elderly women could face a year of "reeducation through labor" because
they applied for permits to demonstrate during the Olympics, according to
one of the would-be protesters.
Wu Dianyuan, 79, and Wang Xiuying, 77, went to Chinese police five times
between Aug. 5 and 18 to seek approval to protest against officials who
evicted them from their homes in 2001.
The Beijing Municipal Public Security Bureau did not approve or deny their
applications during the first three visits. On the fourth visit, the women were
told that they had been ordered to serve time for "disturbing the public order"
until July 29, 2009...
Wu and Wang tried to return a fifth time to inquire again about their protest
application, but they were told that their right to apply had been stripped.
"When I first heard about the possibility of being allowed to protest, I was very
happy. My issue could be resolved. But it turned out all to be cheating. . ."
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