Thursday, March 31, 2011

Activists arrested in crackdown in China

Beijing (CNN) --chinesische officials were detained another activist in what some have called Protestants, would-be Government running a RAID, a rights group said Thursday.


Activist Chen Wei was formally arrested Friday after five days in custody, the Hong Kong-based China human rights defenders saying.


CNN could reach the Chinese authorities for comment on the case.


The rights that said group, Chen is about 26 people arrested since the end of February an anonymous groups began an Internet campaign called for anti-Government protests in China similar to such as those that have taken place hold in the Middle East.


The Web campaign calls for protesters at public places in Beijing and a dozen other Chinese cities to collect. While it no visible signs of large demonstrations, have Chinese officials to prevent measures.


Authorities provided heavy security along roads, especially in Wangfujing, a busy shopping street in the Centre of Beijing, have the main the classified been through the online group for protests.

China has rules for foreign journalists, explicitly warned them, that they arrest, suspension aggravated the press card and expulsion, if they show up on the planned demonstrations.

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