Reuters
Tuesday, June 24, 2008
SHANGHAI—China's financial hub of Shanghai has sent notices to dissidents, petitioners and other "controlled" people banning them leaving the city during the Olympics to ensure security, a rights group said on Tuesday. They are also not allowed to give their political opinions to the foreign media, leave the country or store weapons or explosives at home, the Hong Kong-based Information Center for Human Rights and Democracy said in a statement.
A Shanghai police spokeswoman said she could not immediately comment, but added she was unaware of the existence of such a notice.
"In order to strengthen public order during the Olympics and ensure the Games go smoothly, these are the rules important controlled people in our area must follow from April 1 to Oct. 31," according to a copy of the statement provided by the center.
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