Exile Tibet radio claims China steps up jamming of news broadcasts

Jamming licensed radio signals are against international treaties.

Exile Tibet radio claims China steps up jamming of news broadcasts
The exile radio network Voice of Tibet on Wednesday accused Beijing of stepping up jamming of its shortwave news broadcasts into the Himalayan province during a crackdown on anti-Chinese demonstrations in Tibet and ahead of the 2008 Olympics in China.

“There has been enormous focus on journalists not getting free access to Tibet. The other side of the coin is that information from the outside is not getting into Tibet,” said Oystein Alme, a Norwegian who runs the nonprofit foundations business office in Oslo.

Alme said Chinese jamming violated international treaties giving the network exclusive rights to its registered frequency.

The Chinese Foreign Ministry in Beijing had no immediate comment on the allegation.

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