The Association of Taiwan Journalists calls on the United Nations to allow Taiwanese reporters to cover the World Health Assembly
The Association of Taiwan Journalists yesterday condemned the UN and WHO for refusing to issue Taiwanese journalists press accreditation to cover the World Health Assembly (WHA) in Geneva.
The association urged the UN, which has denied Taiwanese journalists press accreditation for three consecutive years, to respect press freedom and not to sacrifice Taiwanese journalists' rights to satisfy China's political repression against Taiwan.
"Press freedom in China keeps deteriorating each year. The UN should push for press freedom in China, rather than helping China to oppress Taiwanese journalists' rights," Chen Hsiao-yi, director of the association, told a press conference yesterday in the National Youth Commission's Youth Hub. MORE
http://www.asiamedia.ucla.edu/article.asp?parentid=69251
Please also see http://unwho.blogspot.com
The Association of Taiwan Journalists yesterday condemned the UN and WHO for refusing to issue Taiwanese journalists press accreditation to cover the World Health Assembly (WHA) in Geneva.
The association urged the UN, which has denied Taiwanese journalists press accreditation for three consecutive years, to respect press freedom and not to sacrifice Taiwanese journalists' rights to satisfy China's political repression against Taiwan.
"Press freedom in China keeps deteriorating each year. The UN should push for press freedom in China, rather than helping China to oppress Taiwanese journalists' rights," Chen Hsiao-yi, director of the association, told a press conference yesterday in the National Youth Commission's Youth Hub. MORE
http://www.asiamedia.ucla.edu/article.asp?parentid=69251
Please also see http://unwho.blogspot.com