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Opposing Ofcom’s Ban on CGTN and Defending Free Speech

反對英國通訊管理局對CGTN的禁令 捍衛(wèi)言論自由

Ofcom’s decision to remove the broadcasting license of CGTN – China’s English language TV channel – is an act of censorship which is not in the interests of Britain and its people. It is well known, and publicly acknowledged, that CGTN is a Chinese state broadcaster and viewers can therefore take this into account in judging its services and broadcasts. As a state television broadcaster, CGTN’s status is similar to that of the BBC, France Télévisions, NHK （Japan）, and others.

英國通訊管理局（Ofcom）撤銷中國國際電視臺（CGTN）在英廣播許可的決定是有悖于英國及其民眾利益的審查行為。眾所周知，CGTN是受公眾認(rèn)可的中國國家廣播機(jī)構(gòu)。觀眾可以以此為依據(jù)判斷其服務(wù)和廣播電視節(jié)目質(zhì)量。作為國有廣播電視媒體，CGTN與英國廣播公司（BBC），法國電視臺（France Télévisions）和日本放送協(xié)會（NHK）等媒體的地位相當(dāng)。

Ofcom’s justification for taking CGTN off air is that any holder of a broadcasting licence in Britain must not be controlled by political bodies. However, this law is only selectively applied. Numerous private and state channels have clear political agendas or control – the BBC itself, for example, which had its staff vetted by MI5 has not had its broadcasting licence revoked.

英國通訊管理局稱，不允許CGTN在英繼續(xù)播放是因?yàn)槿魏斡鴱V播執(zhí)照的持有者都不應(yīng)受到政治機(jī)構(gòu)的控制。但這一法規(guī)的執(zhí)行卻是有選擇性的。眾多私營和國有電視頻道都有明確的政治議程或受其控制。BBC本身就是一個例子。雖然BBC的所有員工都必須接受軍情五處的審查，但其廣播執(zhí)照從未被吊銷過。

This attack on free speech also takes place in the context of the threat of a new cold war against China. At such a moment, it is crucial to build mutual understanding between peoples and also to accurately comprehend the positions of the chief actors in the global situation. Denying a voice to China’s CGTN hampers this.

這一攻擊言論自由的行為發(fā)生在西方威脅發(fā)動對華新冷戰(zhàn)的背景之下。在這樣的時刻，建立各國人民間的互信和準(zhǔn)確理解國際事務(wù)主要參與者的立場是至關(guān)重要的。剝奪CGTN的發(fā)聲權(quán)利會對此構(gòu)成阻礙。

Britain’s claim to be a free society is undermined by Ofcom’s decision to shut down CGTN. We call upon the British authorities to reverse this decision and to reinstate CGTN’s broadcasting licence.

英國通訊管理局停播CGTN的決定也有損于英國自由社會的自我定位。我們呼吁英國當(dāng)局撤銷這一決定并恢復(fù)CGTN的廣播許可。

John Pilger, prize winning journalist

約翰·皮爾格，獲獎記者

Oliver Stone, three-time Oscar winning director, producer and screenwriter

奧利佛·斯通，三次獲得奧斯卡獎的導(dǎo)演、制片人、編劇

Tariq Ali, writer, filmmaker and New Left Review Editorial Board

塔里克·阿里，作家、電影制作人、《新左派評論》編委會成員

Kerry-Anne Mendoza, Editor of The Canary 

克里-安妮·門多薩， 英國左翼網(wǎng)站The Canary編輯

Ben Chacko, Editor of the Morning Star

本·查科，《晨星報(bào)》編輯

Vijay Prashad, Chief Correspondent of Globetrotter

維賈?普拉沙德，Globetrotter首席記者

Ken Loach, award-winning filmmaker

肯·洛奇，獲獎電影制作人

Jonathan Cook, award-winning author and journalist

喬納森·庫克，獲獎作家、記者

Lowkey, Musician and activist

洛基，音樂人、活動家

Anna Chen, Writer, poet and broadcaster

安娜·陳，作家、詩人、播音員

Asa Winstanley, journalist

阿薩·溫斯坦利，記者

Alan Macleod, Senior Staff Writer at MintPress News

艾倫·麥克勞德，敏特新聞出版社高級特約撰稿人

John McEvoy, journalist

約翰·麥克沃伊，記者

Mohamed Elmaazi, journalist

默哈默德·艾爾瑪奇，記者

Pablo Navarette, journalist and documentary filmmaker

巴布洛·那瓦利特，記者、紀(jì)錄片制作人

Fiona Edwards, No Cold War campaign

菲奧娜·愛德華茲，“拒絕新冷戰(zhàn)”組織成員