Suspicious “visits” to private apartment

Beijing, 15.10.2014 After coming home from a working trip to Hong Kong all windows of my apartment were open. While I was in Hong Kong the management company of my compound called me. They wanted to enter my apartment to check my smoke detector. I replied that nothing...

Sources taken away and harassed

September 24th 2014 Hubei, Wuhan While reporting about the democracy movement and local elections, four people who had agreed to be interviewed by a journalist working for a European newspaper were hindered from doing so. One interviewee was taken from his home to...

SWAT Team prevents TV crew from going live

September 23th 2014 Xinjiang, Urumqi A TV crew working for an international 24-hour news broadcaster wanted to cover the verdict in the trial of Ilham Tohti in Urumqi. The local Waiban told them that they were allowed to report outside the courthouse but on the day of...