Aug 1, 2008
Katri Makkonen of Finnish Broadcasting Company was followed and her sources harassed in Handan, Hebei province while trying to do a story on a steel factory. The factory had refused requests for two weeks for a visit, but she wanted to talk to locals outside. Soon...
Jul 25, 2008
Beijing police manhandled a Danish television journalist and his Chinese assistant, knocking their camera to the ground and breaking it as the team tried to cover the crowds lined up to buy tickets during the last round of Olympic ticket sales. DR Asia Bureau Chief...
Jul 22, 2008
According to multiple press reports and video clips posted online, at least four Hong Kong journalists were manhandled, shoved and pushed by police while attempting to cover a crowd of Beijingers trying to buy Olympics tickets. Video clips show police shoving...
Jul 19, 2008
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Jul 15, 2008
Rupert Wingfield Hayes of the BBC was followed and prevented from talking freely to villagers in Taishi, Guangdong province, where locals fear reprisals for speaking with foreign journalists. He said local officials stopped him as soon as he arrived and kept him...
