Safeguard Defenders to hold press conference on Chinese state TV ops in UK
On November 23, a press conference will be held in London, the United Kingdom, co-hosted by Peter Humphrey and Peter Dahlin, related to operations by China's state media broadcaster China Central Television (CCTV), and its international arm China Global Television (CGTN). To avoid disturbances, the event is closed, and attendance is by RSVP only. A small number of seats remain for interested parties. Contact Info -at- safeguarddefenders -dot- com for more information. The press conference will focus on CCTV's operations in the UK, and its multiple breaches of the UK Broadcasting code, especially in the broadcast of the two forced TV confessions by the British citizen and former journalist Peter Humphrey. Broadcast of such a "confession" in the UK by Iranian state media previously led to the broadcaster, Press TV, being stripped of its broadcasting license in the United Kingdom.
Peter Dahlin, director of Safeguard Defenders, the parent organization of RSDLmonitor.com, will likewise present information on the systematic nature of these forced TV confessions, and reveal further information on the active collaboration with police by CCTV and individual journalists. The press conference coincides with the release by Safeguard Defenders of a new book, Trial By Media: China's new show trials, and the global expansion of Chinese media, focused on Forced TV Confessions, but also the role played by CCTV and state/party media in China's mounting influencing operations globally.
