2008: 178 cases (Jan.1-Dec.2) of which, Olympic period: 63 cases (July 25-Oct.17) 2007: 160 cases Total no. of incidents documented by FCCC since Jan 1, 2007 “Olympic free reporting” regulation took effect: 338
The Christian Science Monitor correspondent, Peter Ford, was detained and questioned for three hours after the police broke up a house church meeting in Nanyang, Henan province he had been reporting on with his assistant. Around 15 people including uniformed and...
The Foreign Correspondents’ Club of China is appalled by the violent attack on the Belgian TV crew and calls on the central government to track down and punish those responsible. “This illegal and brutal act is a disgrace to Henan and to China,” said...
Belgian VRT journalist Tom Van de Weghe, his cameraman and assistant were beaten up and robbed of tapes, phones and money as they attempted to report on HIV-Aids in Shangqiu County, Henan province. Eight thugs pulled their van over, reached inside to unlock the doors,...
The Foreign Correspondents’ Club of China welcomes the Chinese government’s agreement to establish an independent regulator for foreign providers of financial information, which include the major global news agencies operating in China. Depending on the...
