AsiaCast

Asia Cast for Monday 11th January

In this Bulletin…

- First eyewitness account of organ harvesting in China ;
- Hong Kong police recover millions in stolen goods and cash; and
- India calls for media restraint over attacks in Australia.

But first we have our Shen Yun quote of the day

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Our SOH focus on China is next

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Journalist groups are among those condemning the six year prison sentence handed down to a Tibetan film maker. Dhondup Wangchen has been held by the Chinese authorities since March 2009. He was charged on December 28. Allegedly for inciting separatist activities.

Before his arrest he had been working on a documentary about what life is like for Tibetans under the Chinese regime.

Reporters Without Borders said the sentencing of someone who did nothing but film interviews with Tibetans was a disgrace for China.

The Association of Tibetan Journalists said if China was true to its words and claims of stability and prosperity in Tibet, it should allow them access to see it for themselves.

See NTDTV for a more in depth report.

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An international coalition has called upon world governments to help stop organ harvesting in China. The appeal follows an eyewitness account from a Chinese public security officer.

The policeman from Liaoning Province saw the vivisection and harvesting of organs from a live female Falun Gong practitioner in 2002.

The man spoke investigators from the World Organization to Investigate the Persecution of Falun Gong on condition of anonymity. He said he thought he would be murdered if his identity were discovered.

The Asian branch of the coalition said economic concerns should not stop nations from speaking out to end the brutal practice.

Read The Epoch Times to see its related investigations and for a more in depth look at this story.

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And now for the rest of today’s Asia Cast

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Police in Hong Kong have recovered millions of dollars worth of stolen cash and luxury accessories. They were following up on intelligence they received about burglaries committed in Japan.

Six suspects were arrested at three locations in Hong Kong on between Thursday and Friday.

During the arrests, the police recovered 181 watches, about 100 items of jewellery and some cash from the deposit boxes of the suspects’ homes, estimated at 3.2 million US dollars.

The police said they believed the burglaries were committed in Tokyo over the New Year. And the stolen goods air mailed back to Hong Kong. Some, they say, may already have been sold or transported to mainland China.

Watch NTDTV for more details on this story.

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In Hong Kong a man has been arrested on suspicion of carrying out an acid attack that injured 30 people.

The Hong Kong police said a man was detained after being spotted on a rooftop near the scene of Saturday’s attack.

Nine tourists and a seven-year-old were among those treated in hospital.

Police said the man they arrested was found hiding on a roof near a night market in the Kowloon area. The police found lids on him that fitted the bottles thrown into the market.

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