British communications services regulator, Ofcom, found that Chinese network CCTV News had violated the country’s broadcasting code for its reports on a confession by a British man in 2013
A similar complaint was filed with the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission late last year. In 28 pages, it documents more than 50 confessions that are believed to be coerced and were aired by Chinese networks in Canada.But the CRTC has yet to formally respond or to reach out to some of the key people whose confessions were broadcast.
“My life cannot return to normal as public opinion had been steered to shame my family,” he added. Safety concerns prompted him to cut ties with his family and home, and he fears workplace discrimination by employers “afraid of affecting their business relations with China.” The regulator at the time reviewed hundreds of comments in opposition to the Chinese channels. The CRTC found that CCTV-4 had aired news reports that used abusive language to describe the religious practice of Falun Gong, which is banned in China.The regulator also received hundreds of supportive comments and ultimately approved the channels, noting they provided an “avenue for Chinese-speaking Canadians to inform themselves of events and developments in China.
The CRTC has made little response to Safeguard Defenders. “So far, we’ve only been told that the matter has been received and is being reviewed by their experts. That’s about it,” said Peter Dahlin, the group’s director. Mr. Dahlin formerly worked as a human rights advocate and was himself compelled to make a videotaped confession that was broadcast by Chinese state media, including in Canada.
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