The Uyghur American Association has reported that five Uyghur people were detained in the East Turkestan capital of Urumchi in late February, including a man detained on charges of “illegal possession of a counterrevolutionary propaganda DVD”, the Australian documentary The Ten Conditions of Love.
According to these reports, Chinese authorities arrested 23-year old Halmurat Imim as part of a campaign to confiscate copies of the Australian documentary, “and other illegal publications and DVDs”.
Dilxat Raxit, spokesman for the Munich-based World Uyghur Congress (Wuc), said the authorities consider the documentary, about exiled dissident Rebiya Kadeer, “subversive”.
“Some of the Uyghur-language video stores in Urumqi have been selling Rebiya Kadeer’s film, The 10 Conditions of Love,” said Raxi. “They should … stop using oppression to silence people wishing to hold different opinions.”
Produced by Arcimedia’s John Lewis, The Ten Conditions of Love has been the subject of much controversy, from a screening...
According to these reports, Chinese authorities arrested 23-year old Halmurat Imim as part of a campaign to confiscate copies of the Australian documentary, “and other illegal publications and DVDs”.
Dilxat Raxit, spokesman for the Munich-based World Uyghur Congress (Wuc), said the authorities consider the documentary, about exiled dissident Rebiya Kadeer, “subversive”.
“Some of the Uyghur-language video stores in Urumqi have been selling Rebiya Kadeer’s film, The 10 Conditions of Love,” said Raxi. “They should … stop using oppression to silence people wishing to hold different opinions.”
Produced by Arcimedia’s John Lewis, The Ten Conditions of Love has been the subject of much controversy, from a screening...
- 3/15/2011
- by Miguel Gonzalez
- Encore Magazine
Ronin Films director Andrew Pike says the Government sure ensure that the ABC and Sbs can operate without fear of political intervention and repercussions.
“I don’t know how, but it’s very much a Government issue, that the ABC and Sbs as national broadcasters need to be independent in their editorial policy,” Pike told Encore.
Pike sent a letter to Encore, explaining that the ABC had withdrawn its offer to acquire Inka Straface’s documentary Hope in a Slingshot – about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict – due to its policy of “impartiality” and not being able to find another program that could balance the opinions expressed in the film.
The distributor went public and media interest helped him get an immediate response.
“I had a phone call from the ABC and they said they would reconsider a suggestion that we made about a film that might be suitable as a balance for the film,...
“I don’t know how, but it’s very much a Government issue, that the ABC and Sbs as national broadcasters need to be independent in their editorial policy,” Pike told Encore.
Pike sent a letter to Encore, explaining that the ABC had withdrawn its offer to acquire Inka Straface’s documentary Hope in a Slingshot – about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict – due to its policy of “impartiality” and not being able to find another program that could balance the opinions expressed in the film.
The distributor went public and media interest helped him get an immediate response.
“I had a phone call from the ABC and they said they would reconsider a suggestion that we made about a film that might be suitable as a balance for the film,...
- 5/28/2010
- by Miguel Gonzalez
- Encore Magazine
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