Anybody see this story on Frontline, 1/11/05?
http://www.pbs.org/frontlineworld/st...401/index.html
The reporter, Serene Fang, filmed and discussed the situation in Xinjiang province. This is a non-Chinese part of the PRC, Muslim by faith, but not fundamentalist. They do not speak Mandarin. There are numerous human-rights violations which have taken place in the area as the dictatorship arrests and sentences those who would dare to speak out.
She became emotional when talking about one man who was arrested for speaking with her:
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now, in an effort to bring attention to his case, she has decided to reveal his identity.
His name is Sitiwaldi (Dilkex) Tilivaldi, and he was taken away on October 19, 2004, by the Chinese authorities.
The whole experience has left Fang shaken.
"I subscribe to journalistic ethics that say that the story is important, and it's important to get the truth out there," Fang says, shedding tears. "But the price was very high -- and I didn't have to pay it. So if I could take it back, I would. I think about his wife and his children. What are they going to do? So, I regret."
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Maybe some of us could e-mail the PRC authorities and ask for his release...