Paul Mooney

The FCCC is deeply concerned that a respected and correspondent such as Paul Mooney should have his visa rejected in such a manner.  Such delays and lack of transparency merely add to the impression that the visa process is being used by the authorities to intimidate...

Violence against foreign journalists

The FCCC board on Friday sent the following letter to Ms. Chen Mingjian at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Information Department, protesting about the violent treatment of foreign correspondents outside the court where Xu Zhiyong was being tried last Wednesday. These...

Xu Zhiyong trial

Wed 22 JAN 2014  – Beijing – Xu Zhiyong trial A BBC team – correspondent, cameraman, producer – turned up at the courthouse at 0845. We got out of our car at the north gate. We were met by police who checked our IDs and said we could not stay. They were polite and it...