英国各地留学生抗议西方媒体不实报道爱国集会
4月19日，在伦敦 Westminister 的 Old Palace Yard, 1300多名在英华人于此静默集会，抗议包括英国广播公司(BBC)在内的西方媒体对中国所做的不公正的、片面的报道。同一天，在曼彻斯特，伯明翰大约相同数量的抗议者也在 BBC 广播大楼外举行集会，抗议其歪曲报道。另据报道，4月19日，法国、美国、德国等近万华人也分别举行集会支持北京奥运。
参见伦敦和平抗议的人们身穿自制T恤，配戴口罩，表达对媒体不公正的抗议。他们的标语牌上写着”停止媒体歪曲，尊重历史，尊重真相，尊重中国”、”停止妖魔化中国”、”BBC, 英国公众有权知道真相”等。
活动开始，来自剑桥大学的学生秦辰代表抗议者做了简短发言，其中表示，歪曲报道”将会带来西方人民和中国人民的误解，并且加深相互之间的鸿沟”。秦辰还用中英文宣读了在拉萨打砸烧抢事件中的十八名无辜遇难者的姓名，抗议者在胸前佩戴白花，手拿一支鲜花，对无辜者表示哀悼。
整场活动从上午11点持续到下午3点，期间不少华人陆续来到集会地点表示支持.除了在英国华人外，也有一些英国人和外国留学生加入了静默行动，呼吁英国公众和媒体倾听不同的声音。
下面请听本台记者 Peter, 拱涛, 伟霖发自现场的报道。
19th April 2008. Chinese people in London staged a demonstration in the Old Palace Yard outside the Houses of Parliament and in various cities across the country and Europe, including Birmingham and Manchester against “Biased Media”. The demonstration was peaceful and in particular targeted the BBC, although it is understood that the protest is held against all Western media organisations. Protestors wore dust masks with “BBC” written on them over their mouths. Banners and slogans, such as “BBC stop lying” were to be seen and many protestors wore white shirts with slogans targeting the BBC.
A BBC spokesman said, “Despite restrictions placed on journalists, our coverage of Tibet has been extensive, fair and balanced. The same is true of our reporting of the Olympic Torch relay and the protests that have accompanied it”.
尽管对记者有限制，但我们对西藏的报道一直是深入、公平且平衡的，而且我们对奥运会火炬传递及相关示威活动的报道也是如此。
Although sentiments ranged between the various protestors, some clearly pointed out that this protest wasn’t focused exclusively on the coverage of the Olympic Torch or the reporting of unrest in Tibet, but was about a perceived negative bias in reports relating to China in general. However, it was difficult to get a clear consensus because many demonstrators had been instructed not to talk to the press, and protest organisers attempted to keep journalists confined to certain areas.
London Huayu sent two reporters and a photographer down to cover the event. We will be uploading these to this article as soon as they are ready. Please be patient, we are all volunteers and have a life as well.
Interview with William, one of the organisers of the demonstration. Apologies for some quality problems in the middle of the recording. This was due to a technical fault.
Interview with Tong Lin, a Chinese person who came to show his support to the demonstration
London Huayu reporter Gong Tao interviewed 3 people at the demonstration:
