Beijing Police Block Photography of Christian Activist

Authorities blocked AP photographer Greg Baker from photographing Beijing Christian activist Hua Huiqi because he was not carrying his temporary residence registration form. Baker was seeking to enter a courtyard home to photograph Hua Huiqi, who had been beaten. When...

Beijing Police Obstruct Coverage of Activist Beating

Immigration police pulled two reporters away from the emergency ward at Tiantan hospital in Beijing where they were reporting on the beating of Christian activist Hua Huiqi. At the time, Hua Huiqi was unconscious; it seemed he was being denied treatment. The police...

Swiss Photographers Detained in Urumqi

Swiss photographers Monika Fischer and Mathias Braschler were detained for five hours in Urumqi after photographing a uniformed man they saw walking along a railway track. The man gave his permission to be photographed. The police said the photographers were not...