3 human rights activists barred from Hong Kong

The Associated Press
Sun, Apr 27, 2008 (5:17 a.m.)
Three human rights activists who planned to protest during Hong Kong's leg of the Olympic torch relay have been barred from entering the Chinese-ruled territory, one of the activists said Sunday.

The alleged denial of entry came days before the torch's arrival in Hong Kong on Wednesday _ its return to Chinese soil after a global tour marred by protests against China's human rights record.

Protests were also expected when the torch arrives in this former British colony because it enjoys Western-style civil liberties, including the freedom to protest, which are denied in the mainland.

The three activists _ Danish sculptor Jens Galschiot and his two sons _ were questioned for almost six hours upon arriving from Denmark on Saturday, said cameraman Niels Madsen, who traveled with the trio to document their activities in Hong Kong. They were later escorted by heavily armed police onto a flight back home, Madsen said.

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