Unbound Edition - Beijing Olympics: Human Rights

With the Beijing 2008 Olympics approaching, this week UE looks at China and the cultural issues that have defined the country's image. One of these issues, the controversy over China’s human rights record, continues even as the opening ceremonies are just days away. New Tang Dynasty Television (NTDTV), a New York-based, non-profit television and news organization dedicated to providing an alternative voice on Chinese culture and issues, originally aired this story about the forced evictions, and in some cases incarceration, of Beijing business and home owners to make way for the 2008 Olympics.

Controversial Television Station
written by Paul, August 04, 2008 11:34 AM

NTDTV has been a controversial news source since it's inception in 2001. It is part of a media empire founded and run by practitioners Falun Gong, a spiritual practice that was banned in China in 1999. The media empire also includes The Epoch Times and Sounds of Hope radio station.

There are many cases of the People's Republic of China exerting pressure internationally to keep NTDTV from broadcasting. The NTDTV web site has some very interesting coverage of China and the Olympics, and there's more information about the organization on wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Tang_Dynasty_TV).