<div><a href="http://gdb.voanews.com/C57D2DB7-858E-4F23-B91E-EA535688BF87_mw1024_n_s.jpg" rel="ibox" title="武警出动，前往压制茂名的抗议行动 (图片来自目击者) " style="font-size: 12px; background-color: #ffffff; text-decoration: none; color: #132fbe;"><img alt="武警出动，前往压制茂名的抗议行动 (图片来自目击者) " border="0" src="http://gdb.voanews.com/C57D2DB7-858E-4F23-B91E-EA535688BF87_w640_r1_s_cx0_cy61_cw0.jpg" style="border-style: none; display: block; margin: 10px 0px;" /></a></div><div style="font-family: NSimSun, SimSun, PMingLiU, Arial, Helvetica, \’Arial Unicode MS\’, sans-serif; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; font-size: 15.454545021057129px; clear: both; line-height: 18px; background-color: #ffffff; width: 640px;"><span style="font-family: NSimSun, SimSun, PMingLiU, Arial, Helvetica, \’Arial Unicode MS\’, sans-serif; color: #666666; line-height: 13px; margin-top: -6px; padding-top: 0px; display: block; padding-bottom: 12px; clear: both;">武警出动，前往压制茂名的抗议行动 (图片来自目击者)</span></div><div> </div><div><span style="font-family: NSimSun, SimSun, PMingLiU, Arial, Helvetica, \’Arial Unicode MS\’, sans-serif; font-size: 15.454545021057129px; background-color: #ffffff;">一个国际人权组织4月2日呼吁中国政府调查广东茂名市警察在镇压民众抗议上马PX化工项目时过度使用暴力的问题。</span><br style="font-family: NSimSun, SimSun, PMingLiU, Arial, Helvetica, \’Arial Unicode MS\’, sans-serif; font-size: 15.454545021057129px; background-color: #ffffff;" /> <br style="font-family: NSimSun, SimSun, PMingLiU, Arial, Helvetica, \’Arial Unicode MS\’, sans-serif; font-size: 15.454545021057129px; background-color: #ffffff;" /><span style="font-family: NSimSun, SimSun, PMingLiU, Arial, Helvetica, \’Arial Unicode MS\’, sans-serif; font-size: 15.454545021057129px; background-color: #ffffff;">总部设在纽约的人权观察发布新闻稿说，广东茂名市成百上千的市民3月30日至31日上街游行，抗议政府上马PX化工项目，遭到警察镇压。新闻稿说，根据贴在社交媒体上的一些照片，数人倒在血泊里，他们 显然失去了知觉。还有一些照片显示身穿防暴服的警察在踢手无寸铁的抗议者，并用警棍敲打抗议者的头部。 </span><br style="font-family: NSimSun, SimSun, PMingLiU, Arial, Helvetica, \’Arial Unicode MS\’, sans-serif; font-size: 15.454545021057129px; background-color: #ffffff;" /> <br style="font-family: NSimSun, SimSun, PMingLiU, Arial, Helvetica, \’Arial Unicode MS\’, sans-serif; font-size: 15.454545021057129px; background-color: #ffffff;" /><span style="font-family: NSimSun, SimSun, PMingLiU, Arial, Helvetica, \’Arial Unicode MS\’, sans-serif; font-size: 15.454545021057129px; background-color: #ffffff;">人权观察中国部主任索菲·理查森在声明中说， 有指控和照片说明警察可能对茂名市的抗议者过度使用了暴力。她呼吁中国当局迅速调查这些指称，将肇事者绳之以法。理查森说：“李克强总理誓言要发动一场反污染战争，可是当公民表达他们对环境的担忧时，他们倒像成了祸害的一方。”</span><br style="font-family: NSimSun, SimSun, PMingLiU, Arial, Helvetica, \’Arial Unicode MS\’, sans-serif; font-size: 15.454545021057129px; background-color: #ffffff;" /> <br style="font-family: NSimSun, SimSun, PMingLiU, Arial, Helvetica, \’Arial Unicode MS\’, sans-serif; font-size: 15.454545021057129px; background-color: #ffffff;" /><span style="font-family: NSimSun, SimSun, PMingLiU, Arial, Helvetica, \’Arial Unicode MS\’, sans-serif; font-size: 15.454545021057129px; background-color: #ffffff;">茂名市民抗议上马PX化工项目的行动4月1日扩展到了广州市。抗议者提出了新的诉求，抗议当局在茂名市动用警力镇压抗议民众。</span><br style="font-family: NSimSun, SimSun, PMingLiU, Arial, Helvetica, \’Arial Unicode MS\’, sans-serif; font-size: 15.454545021057129px; background-color: #ffffff;" /> <br style="font-family: NSimSun, SimSun, PMingLiU, Arial, Helvetica, \’Arial Unicode MS\’, sans-serif; font-size: 15.454545021057129px; background-color: #ffffff;" /><span style="font-family: NSimSun, SimSun, PMingLiU, Arial, Helvetica, \’Arial Unicode MS\’, sans-serif; font-size: 15.454545021057129px; background-color: #ffffff;">大约300人4月1日在广州东风中路中山纪念堂附近进行了反PX游行。期间示威者打出了更多维权抗争的诉求横幅和标语，反对茂名政府动用武力镇压平民百姓。有抗议民众对路透社说，有多名抗议者被打死。美联社4月1日的报道说，茂名市宣传部门官员当天承认有人受伤。</span><br style="font-family: NSimSun, SimSun, PMingLiU, Arial, Helvetica, \’Arial Unicode MS\’, sans-serif; font-size: 15.454545021057129px; background-color: #ffffff;" /> <br style="font-family: NSimSun, SimSun, PMingLiU, Arial, Helvetica, \’Arial Unicode MS\’, sans-serif; font-size: 15.454545021057129px; background-color: #ffffff;" /><span style="font-family: NSimSun, SimSun, PMingLiU, Arial, Helvetica, \’Arial Unicode MS\’, sans-serif; font-size: 15.454545021057129px; background-color: #ffffff;">人权观察说，中国政府显然在审查有关茂名抗议的新闻和信息。社交媒体上的有关照片和帖文都被删除。中国媒体除了发表一条短短的官方说法和录像外，对整个抗议事件保持沉默。</span><br style="font-family: NSimSun, SimSun, PMingLiU, Arial, Helvetica, \’Arial Unicode MS\’, sans-serif; font-size: 15.454545021057129px; background-color: #ffffff;" /> <br style="font-family: NSimSun, SimSun, PMingLiU, Arial, Helvetica, \’Arial Unicode MS\’, sans-serif; font-size: 15.454545021057129px; background-color: #ffffff;" /><span style="font-family: NSimSun, SimSun, PMingLiU, Arial, Helvetica, \’Arial Unicode MS\’, sans-serif; font-size: 15.454545021057129px; background-color: #ffffff;">广东茂名市政府3月31日发表声明，把抗议环境污染的示威说成是“严重的违法行为，严重影响社会秩序”。茂名市政府称抗议者没有遵守1989年的一项有关集会示威的法规申请示威许可。声明还说，示威者向政府办公楼抛掷石块和水瓶才触发了警察的行动。</span><br style="font-family: NSimSun, SimSun, PMingLiU, Arial, Helvetica, \’Arial Unicode MS\’, sans-serif; font-size: 15.454545021057129px; background-color: #ffffff;" /> <br style="font-family: NSimSun, SimSun, PMingLiU, Arial, Helvetica, \’Arial Unicode MS\’, sans-serif; font-size: 15.454545021057129px; background-color: #ffffff;" /><span style="font-family: NSimSun, SimSun, PMingLiU, Arial, Helvetica, \’Arial Unicode MS\’, sans-serif; font-size: 15.454545021057129px; background-color: #ffffff;">人权观察反驳说，中国政府与地方当局应当尊重示威者言论自由与集会自由的权利。虽然中国宪法规定了公民享有这些权利， 但是1989年制定的有关集会的各种要求和规定有效地剥夺了公民的这些权利。 而且，申请示威的民众一般都被驳回并往往要遭受报复。</span><br style="font-family: NSimSun, SimSun, PMingLiU, Arial, Helvetica, \’Arial Unicode MS\’, sans-serif; font-size: 15.454545021057129px; background-color: #ffffff;" /> <br style="font-family: NSimSun, SimSun, PMingLiU, Arial, Helvetica, \’Arial Unicode MS\’, sans-serif; font-size: 15.454545021057129px; background-color: #ffffff;" /><span style="font-family: NSimSun, SimSun, PMingLiU, Arial, Helvetica, \’Arial Unicode MS\’, sans-serif; font-size: 15.454545021057129px; background-color: #ffffff;">根据中国官方统计，每年中国有数百起有关环境问题的抗议。 2011年的大连和2006年的厦门，市民都举行过类似的反对修建PX化工厂的抗议。在大规模的和平抗议之后，这些工程都被叫停。</span><br style="font-family: NSimSun, SimSun, PMingLiU, Arial, Helvetica, \’Arial Unicode MS\’, sans-serif; font-size: 15.454545021057129px; background-color: #ffffff;" /> <br style="font-family: NSimSun, SimSun, PMingLiU, Arial, Helvetica, \’Arial Unicode MS\’, sans-serif; font-size: 15.454545021057129px; background-color: #ffffff;" /><span style="font-family: NSimSun, SimSun, PMingLiU, Arial, Helvetica, \’Arial Unicode MS\’, sans-serif; font-size: 15.454545021057129px; background-color: #ffffff;">PX是对二甲苯的英文缩写。二甲苯用于生产塑料、聚酯纤维和薄膜。在中国，人们反对PX项目的根本原因是认为PX项目不但造成环境的污染，而且PX本身还具有很强的致癌性，严重危及人的健康。</span><br /> </div><div id="mainMediaBig" style="font-family: NSimSun, SimSun, PMingLiU, Arial, Helvetica, \’Arial Unicode MS\’, sans-serif; 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