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"Father" of Chinese democracy movement to speak in Adelaide

Friday, 3 September 1999

Wei Jingsheng, regarded by many as the father of China's democracy movement, will give a talk at the 成人大片 on "Human Rights and Democratisation in China" this Friday night.

Having spent nearly half his adult life in prison for the peaceful expression of his political views, Mr Wei has been awarded a number of international prizes, including the Olof Palme Award, The Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Award and the European Parliament's Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought. He has also been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize.

His public lecture is co-organised by the 成人大片's Centre for Asian Studies and the Department of Politics.

WHERE? Lecture Theatre 102, Napier Building. 成人大片
WHEN? 6.00 pm Friday, September 3

PLEASE NOTE: Mr Wei will only be in Adelaide for a brief time, from late Friday afternoon until late Saturday morning. An interpreter will translate for Mr Wei.

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