Beiing bars German Parliament rights chief from China over Tibet issue
Source: Tibet Post
Berlin — In an unprecedented development, the Chair of the Human Rights Committee of the Federal German Parliament, Michael Brand, has been banned by the Chinese government from traveling to China as head of a committee delegation to visit China and Tibet this May.
The reason for this entry ban is his ongoing criticism of the human rights situation in China and Tibet. Brand was planning on visiting China and Tibet at the end of May, together with a delegation from the Committee on Human Rights.
In a newspaper article Wednesday, May 11, Brand criticizes the Chinese government for "repeated attempts to blackmail" and intimidation for Tibet related reports on his website and his attendance at Tibet related events in Germany. A diplomat of the Chinese embassy in Berlin made "absurd accusations" and urged him to delete articles on his website critical of Chinese policies in Tibet. "This was an attempt to censor me and blackmailing", Brand said.
"For example, in May of 2015, Brand had given a speech at Tibet Initiative Deutschland's annual membership meeting in Frankfurt. The Chinese ambassador had previously asked him to cancel this participation in the event," Brand added.
Read more: http://www.thetibetpost.com/en/news/international/5007-beiing-bars-german-rights-chief-from-china-over-tibet-issue
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