World body slams UN treatment of Taiwan's journalists

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By Joy Su
STAFF REPORTER
Friday, Jul 23, 2004,Page 3

The Brussels-based International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) on Tuesday demanded the UN ensure that Taiwanese journalists are not denied accreditation for the World Health Assembly and other UN-affiliated conferences.

"The International Federation of Journalists ... expresses its deep concern over the rejection of accreditation for Taiwanese journalists to attend the annual conference of the World Health Organisation in May 2004," wrote IFJ general secretary Aidan White in Tuesday's letter to UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan.

The letter noted that while Taiwan had been excluded from the UN and affiliated bodies since 1971 due to loss of membership and opposition from China, "Taiwanese journalists have always been able to obtain accreditation until now.

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1. Dirty Communist Chinese Bastards!
2. Dirty Western Capitalist for putting greed before morality!