http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/21/sports/olympics/21protest.html?hp Two Women Sentenced to ‘Re-education’ in China 两个阿婆被判劳动教育 BEIJING — Two elderly Chinese women have been sentenced to a year of “re-education through labor” after they repeatedly sought a permit to demonstrate in one of the official Olympic protest areas, according to family members and human rights advocates. 根据家属的说法，两个一直申请在奥运指定请愿场所许可的阿婆，被判处一年的 劳动再教育。 The women, Wu Dianyuan, 79, and Wang Xiuying, 77, had made five visits to the police this month in an effort to get permission to protest what they contended was inadequate compensation for the demolition of their homes in Beijing. 现年 79 岁的吴阿婆，和 77 岁的王阿婆, 在本月造访公安五次以期可以拿到 抗议拆迁补偿不公的许可 During their final visit on Monday, public security officials informed them that they had been given administrative sentences for “disturbing the public order,” according to Li Xuehui, Ms. Wu’s son. 据吴阿婆的儿子林桑说, 在她们上次的造访之後, 公安通知她们被判 "破坏公众秩序" 的行政裁罚。 Mr. Li said his mother and Ms. Wang, who used to be neighbors before their homes were demolished to make way for a redevelopment project, were allowed to return home but were told they could be sent to a detention center at any moment. “Can you imagine two old ladies in their 70s being re-educated through labor?” he asked. He said Ms. Wang was nearly blind. 林桑说，伊老木和王阿婆在房子被拆之前原本是厝边，现在虽然回到家了, 但被告知 随时可能会被带走. "你有办法想像两个七十岁阿婆被抓去劳动教育吗?" 他说。 林桑还说王阿婆已经几乎全盲。 <下略> -- ※ 编辑: sitifan 来自: 118.169.184.37 (08/21 05:19)