Good news from China

http://www.amnesty.org/en/for-media/press-releases/nineteen-countries-tu...

The Nobel Committee has confirmed that nineteen countries have declined invitations to attend the Peace Price ceremony in Norway on 10 December, a rise on the usual number of declines. This year, the Nobel Peace Prize is being awarded to Chinese prisoner of conscience Liu Xiaobo.

The 19 countries that have declined to attend according to the Committee are Afghanistan, China, Colombia, Cuba, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Kazakhstan, Morocco, Pakistan, the Philippines, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Serbia, Sudan, Tunisia, Ukraine, Venezuela and Vietnam.

Afghanistan, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Kazakhstan, Morocco, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Tunisia represent already half of the Muslim countries. Cuba, Venezuela and Vietnam are traditional enemies of Israel. Some may boycott, some may not, but these countries are major human rights violator and don't feel comfortable with honouring a Chinese dissident.