Re: China, the Bully

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On Nov 25, 3:51 pm, Blind Freddy <e...@can.see> wrote:
> Friends and supporters of Tibet in Dhaka, Bangladesh's capital, are facing
> harassment from the Bangladeshi police due to pressure from Chinese
> diplomats.
>
> Earlier this month, Students for a Free Tibet Bangladesh, in partnership
> with DRIK Bangladesh, organized an exhibit in Dhaka titled, Into Exile:
> Tibet 1949 - 2009. An hour before the opening of the exhibit, riot police
> sealed off the venue and stopped the public from entering the gallery. Read
> more about the event on SFT's Blog.http://blog.studentsforafreetibet.org/?p=3593
>
> In the following days, Bangladesh's Special Branch Police continued to
> harass family members of the exhibit organizers including Wasfia Nazreen, a
> dedicated friend of Tibet. This amounts to a direct violation of the
> democratic rights of Bangladeshi citizens to peacefully express their
> opinions.
>
> TAKE ACTION! Send a message to Dr. Dipu Moni, Foreign Minister of
> Bangladesh, urging her to support Bangladeshi citizens' right to peaceful
> expression and SFT Bangladesh's right to organize.http://www.mofa.gov.bd/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=495&...
>
> 1. Send her a letter by email at dr.dipum...@gmail.com. See below for a
> sample letter.
>
> 2. Post a comment on Dr. Dipu Moni's homepage (Dr. Moni is the former
> Secretary for Women?s Affairs of the Bangladesh Awami League):http://dipumoni.com/comment.php
>
> 3. Phone and lodge a complaint with her office:
> +8802-956-2852 or +8802-955-0220
>
> 4. Spread the word about SFT Bangladesh's efforts through Facebook,
> Twitter, and other social media tools by linking this article:http://blog.studentsforafreetibet.org/?p=3593

China is less a bully than the U.S.