Retired tennis star Martina Navratilova has blasted a decision by Australian Open organizers to ban T-shirts supporting Chinese player Peng Shuai.
Security staff had on Friday asked spectators trying to enter the grounds to remove T-shirts saying “Where is Peng Shuai?”.
Ms. Peng disappeared for weeks after accusing a top Chinese official of sexual misconduct in November.
She has since re-appeared briefly, and then withdrew her accusation.
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Her well-being is in question.
Tennis Australia, the organizing body behind the Australian Open, said Peng Shuai’s safety remained their “primary concern”, but defended their decision to confiscate the T-shirt and banner in a statement. Those are their ticket conditions [and they wouldn’t want to upset the Chinese communists.] ‘Where is Peng Shuai,’ is not political, it’s human rights.
Private corporations are implementing China’s fascism in a supposedly sovereign nation.
WTA fall tournaments in China remain up in the air and updates on Peng Shuai continue to raise concern.
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