China - Historic Gu Kailai trial stage-managed by Beijing

Reporters without borders

Reporters Without Borders condemns the complete control exercised by Beijing over the murder trial of Gu Kailai, the wife of the disgraced senior Communist Party official Bo Xilai, whose outcome is due to be announced on 20 August. “The Chinese people are deprived of access to any independent information about what now appears to be one of the biggest political scandals of the decade,” the press freedom organization said. “Aware of the huge media interest in Gu Kailai's trial, the authorities (...)

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