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Save the Petition to Save the Only \"Open Satellite Window\" to China

Save the Petition to Save the Only \"Open Satellite Window\" to China

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Started by Anonymous 18 years ago
Petition to Save the Only &#34Open Satellite Window&#34 to China BBG: Do Not Hand the &#34On-Off Switch&#34 of VOA/RFA to Beijing The undersigned appeal to BBG (US Broadcasting Board of Governors), US Congress and US Public to save the only &#34Open Satellite Window&#34 to China on Eutelsat\'s W5 satellite, so that US based NGO channels such as New Tang Dynasty TV can broadcast to China, and not to hand the &#34On-Off Switch&#34 of VOA/RFA to Beijing. American tax payers\' money appropriated to BBG should be used to promote the right of free expression, including the freedom &#34to seek, receive, and impart information and ideas through any media and regardless of frontiers&#34 in accordance with Article 19 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. (U.S. International Broadcasting Act of 1994)

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Reached 500 supporters

August 4, 2008

August 3, 2008

The silence from the board is honestly infuriating but it just shows how much this satellite window actually scares them. I spent all night reading your comments and it is wild to see how many people realize that handing over this switch is basically just letting Beijing decide what we can say. We keep moving forward because if we stop talking they win and that is not going to happen on my watch.

Reached 100 supporters

July 30, 2008

July 27, 2008

I just checked the count and saw we are creeping up toward that first hundred mark which honestly feels surreal because I keep thinking about how much rests on these signal windows staying open while I drink my third cup of coffee today. Can you guys just blast this link out to anyone you know who cares about real free speech because if we hit this milestone now we might actually get someone in an office somewhere to finally look up from their desk and notice us.

6 Comments

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Kevin Achebe
17 years ago Featured

The government needs to stop caves in to pressure from Beijing. Keep the satellite window open.

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Mike Bello
17 years ago Featured

This is ridiculous. Why would we give china control over what people can watch. Keep it open.

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Lisa Obi
17 years ago Featured

Information should be free. Dont let them shut this down please.

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Sarah Reeves
17 years ago Featured

let the truth get out. dont let them block everything like they always do.

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Maria Choi
17 years ago Featured

so important for people in china to hear the truth. dont stop the broadcast!

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David Sharma
17 years ago Featured

TOTAL BS. we need to keep these channels active or we are just helping the censors.

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