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China: Grannies vow to fight on after punishment for Olympic protests
AFP ^
| 08/22/08
Posted on 08/22/2008 9:55:36 PM PDT by TigerLikesRooster
Grannies vow to fight on after punishment for Olympic protests
Fri Aug 22, 11:14 AM
BEIJING (AFP) - Two Beijing grandmothers remained defiant and in good spirits Friday despite being sentenced to one year of reeducation through labour for applying to protest during the Olympics.
In an interview with AFP, neighbours Wu Dianyuan, 79, and Wang Xiuying, 77, said they had not received compensation after their homes were demolished by the city government seven years ago and were simply fighting for their rights.
"We have done nothing wrong," said Wang. "They won't let me protest, then they sentence me to a year labour camp. I am really mad.
"But we are not afraid. We will go on protesting, you can see this is not fair, do you understand that?"
The re-education orders seen by AFP said that Wang and Wu will be allowed to serve their sentences at home, but will be sent to a labour camp if they cause further trouble.
(Excerpt) Read more at ca.news.yahoo.com ...
TOPICS: Extended News; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: boycottchina; china; olympic; protest; reeducation
I watched their interview on TV. While talking to a reporter, one of the grannies said to the effect, "Even now they are watching us. I can show you. Come with me." Then she went out from her house. The neighorhood spies, two middle-aged women, were seen scurrying back to their respective houses. It was so hilarious.
To: TigerLikesRooster; maui_hawaii; Jeff Head; Tainan; hedgetrimmer; Unam Sanctam; taxesareforever; ...
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posted on
08/22/2008 9:56:09 PM PDT
by
TigerLikesRooster
(kim jong-il, chia head, ppogri, In Grim Reaper we trust)
To: TigerLikesRooster
“Your land was needed for a 13-year old girl to practice her jumping for the Olympics. Long live China!!”
To: TigersEye
Shaking my head at China again....
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posted on
08/22/2008 10:26:27 PM PDT
by
pandoraou812
(Don't play leapfrog with a unicorn! ...........^............)
To: TigerLikesRooster; TigersEye; indcons; tanuki; nuconvert
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posted on
08/22/2008 10:27:56 PM PDT
by
TigerLikesRooster
(kim jong-il, chia head, ppogri, In Grim Reaper we trust)
To: pandoraou812
Obama is not pleased with you. The Obama says China is better than the United States. I’m watching you now, pandy. }:-(
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posted on
08/22/2008 10:53:42 PM PDT
by
TigersEye
(Berlin '36, Moscow '80, Beijing '08 ... Olympic games for murdering regimes.)
To: TigerLikesRooster
I wonder how more of these there will be.
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posted on
08/22/2008 11:17:07 PM PDT
by
tanuki
(u)
To: TigerLikesRooster
“one year of reeducation through labour “
These old ladies are over 70yrs old. This is probably a death sentence.
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posted on
08/22/2008 11:23:42 PM PDT
by
JSteff
To: TigerLikesRooster
Someone should post the pictures and names of the neighborhood spies so everyone else knows who they are.
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posted on
08/23/2008 6:47:37 AM PDT
by
nuconvert
(Obama - Preferred by 4 out of 5 Dictators & Terrorists)
To: TigersEye
Obama can watch me all he wants. I am not pleased with him either. lol
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posted on
08/23/2008 8:09:49 AM PDT
by
pandoraou812
(Don't play leapfrog with a unicorn! ...........^............)
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