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Nov 20 2007
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Falun Gong Calls on CBC to Air “Un-Doctored” Documentary

CBC takes over editing after 30 changes to film: Executive states reporters in China being pestered by authorities.

Ottawa - Falun Dafa Association calls on CBC to air the “un-doctored” documentary Beyond the Red Wall in its original form produced by its film maker Peter Rowe tonight, after learning that CBC has taken over the editing of the documentary since Saturday.

We have learned that this past week CBC asked for over 30 changes to the film, all of which the producer agreed to do. CBC media executives then met for another four hours on Saturday and called to tell the producer they were going to make even more changes. They then asked the producer if he wanted to be involved. The producer said no.

A CBC news executive then told the producer that CBC reporters in China were being pestered about this film by Chinese authorities.

"They seem to be obsessed with trying to analyze every shot in the film to make sure that it meets with approval," said Peter Rowe producer.

The documentary was cancelled two weeks ago after the Chinese embassy complained about it being shown. Enormous media attention resulted from the CBC pulling the video. CBC reassured media and the producer who stated that it was not a question of censorship or pressure from the Chinese regime. After a meeting with CBC the producer was satisfied stating, “only three or four percent" of its contents have been effected by the last minute editing.”

“The initial initiative to air the documentary on the persecution of Falun Gong by CBC was encouraging. Fundamentally, the persecution can continue is because of the regime’s cover up and its ability to stifle voice of criticism from the western media and governments. We have not seen the final product but we are now concerned with this turn of events. We call on CBC to air the documentary in its original form”, said Li.

“We hope CBC will not sacrifice its journalism independence and their original noble intention”, said Li.

Beyond the Red Wall is scheduled to air tonight at 10 p.m. EST on CBC-Newsworld.

For more information, please contact:

Joel Chipkar 416 731 6000
Lucy Zhou 613-852-7494 c
Falun Dafa Association of Canada

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1. 20-11-2007 10:37
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CBC really needs to be standing up for their mission as Canadian's state owned broadcasting body. 
for what they doing soo odd on this issue, really makes someone like me to think is it worth for my tax money !
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2. 20-11-2007 10:43
Falun Gong Calls on CBC to Air “Un-Docto
CBS should air the original film. It's about the truth and everyone should know. Why is it hiding them? Why CBC is controlled by China? CBC works for Canada not for China? CBC gets taxpayers's money and works for China? It doesn't make any sense.
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ha.phan@rbc.comNOSPAM! ">H. P.
3. 20-11-2007 11:19
Shame on CBC
According to an article in the Star and the Epoch Times this morning, the last minute revisions made to the doc make forced organ harvesting of practitioners look suspicious, almost like it's a hoax. Just because Amnesty International has not been able to prove it yet doesn't mean it doesn't exist. I'm afraid to ask if this this doc has now become a tool to legitimize the persecution of Falun Gong by Beijing since they seem to have taken on the role of artistic adviser lately. Shame on CBC to allow themselves to be manipulated by the regime. It goes to show who is really running the CBC!
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Makina
4. 20-11-2007 14:00
Shame on CBC
I call upon the CBC employees to, in the face of this controversy, be brave, steady, clear-headed. Above all remember that humans are suffering as I write this. In one village near a prison camp in China people report; "At night we hear the screams and smell the burning flesh". You have a heavy moral responsibility. I hope you do well.
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katigil@myrealbox.comNOSPAM! ">kathleen gillis
5. 20-11-2007 14:41
Shame on CBC
when principle confronts interest, it is a real test of Truth and Brave. CBC loose them all.
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jeffzlee@rogers.comNOSPAM! ">Jeff lee
6. 20-11-2007 14:48
Shame on CBC
It is a shame to hear such a ridiculous thing happened that the a democratic country media bowed and kneel to the rampant Communist Party from China.
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Clement SUN
7. 20-11-2007 15:36
Mr
Canada has Freedom of Speech. If Hitler came to CBC station and told everyone not to air the treatment of his prisoners would CBC bend over for Hitler? Is this right? Hiding a crime is not right. Denying the truth about the persecution of Falun Gong practitioners is inhumane.
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8. 20-11-2007 20:42
CBC denies
CBC denies it bowed to China because of the Olympics over documentary 
TORONTO - The CBC is fending off accusations that it tinkered with a documentary about China's repression of the Falun Gong spiritual movement under pressure from Chinese officials and amid fears the broadcaster's deal to broadcast next year's Beijing Olympics would be jeopardized
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Shahram
9. 20-11-2007 21:15
CBC denies
I agree. Here's a clip from ET and The Star confirming that the part about the Olympics was removed from the film -- that speaks volume! 
 
However, a Toronto Star news report says an interview clip in which a lawyer, Clive Ansley, draws an analogy between the 1936 Olympics in Berlin and the upcoming Games in Beijing has been removed. The quote reads: 
 
"Hitler was the worst abuser of human rights on the planet at that time, so the International Olympics Committee rewarded his mass murders and atrocities by giving the Olympics to Germany in 1936. Today, China is the biggest abuser of human rights on the planet and once again the International Olympic Committee has said let's give them the Olympics in 2008."
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Makina
10. 22-11-2007 13:24
Money exchangers, Market controllers War
All part of the Globalization schemes of those with lined pockets and wanting to keep their treasures overflowing and the expense and deception or the people as economic gap widens world wide. These similar economic battles of the moneyed elite in the world, also happened just before WWI and WWII. China may be some sort of communism but just as was in the USSR, the corrupt wealthy manage to grow like cancers in ALL goverments when their peoples do not stay vigilant enough or have not the power to create change or it is taken from them. This just shows China has its numbers of billionaires. Should we be surpized they sleep with Canadians ,too, not just Americans. Beware of the scams and demonizing for financial gains. Here in the U.S. we suddenly have China products, after yrs of raking in the money, suddenly hazzardous Chinese products, to be avoided. LET US NOT FORGET CHINA AND RUSSIA HAVE BLOCKED THE UNITED NATIONS VOTES FOR FURTHER SANCTIONS AGAINST IRAN. Not to say the products are inferior and YET ALWAYS WERE??? Remember the great WORLD FIANANCIAL FAULT is under huge pressures. The plate may slide causing world wide earth quakes of the financial kind and other. As Yeates said, "the center cannot hold nor the falcon hear the falconier." While atrocities may very well be happening in other countries, beware of the demonizations that accompany the war beat, and yes, for what and whos gain. So called free world goverments are not so free any more. Just to say, BUYER BEWARE. Try to educate others less fortunate as they will follow their goverments and fight for their own further enslavements. Take note, all goverment elections in the WEST which includes EU are moving and winning to the right on the political scales, in elections. They are preparing for the worst when they remove Irans energy markets. LET US HAVE THE VOTES TO TAKE IRAN WITH SANCTIONS, OR WE WILL BRING DOWN YOUR MARKETS, AND IN THE PROCESS PREPARE OUR PEOPLE FOR WAR. They infilitrated the U.S. public broadcasting and removed much of the lefts input and output 2 years ago. After it was exposed their puppet resigned, yet was replaced by a right wing woman high in it board rankiing positions. Please beware my fellow canadians. As was said, "None are so enslaved as those who think they are free."
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