Singapore Ratchets Down Freedom Before Hosting APEC
Tuesday, October 27, 2009
- Organization: The Epoch Times
- Link: http://www.theepochtimes.com
"Increasing pressure is being put on Falun Gong practitioners to stay away from certain public areas during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit, set to be held in Singapore next month."
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