Jul
13
China bans public mourning in Urumqi
Quoted :
By Malcolm Moore in Shanghai
Published: 4:46PM BST 12 Jul 2009
The police published a notice banning any meetings, especially “assemblies, marches and demonstrations on public roads and at public places in the open air”.
The ban hampered families of the Chinese victims from mourning publicly on the seventh day, in accordance with Chinese tradition. Usually, families visit temples, burn fake money or invite monks to their homes to chant. …
