INCIDENT REPORT – May 2017

I experienced persistent surveillance while in Ningxia on a reporting trip last week, covering issues related to China’s ethnic Hui miniority. I was followed by three cars with agents in civilian clothing for at least three days. I was also watched at my hotel,...

INCIDENT REPORT – April 2017

The FCCC has received the following harassment report. The FCCC media freedoms committee would like to know if others have experienced similar treatment or been accused of spying in any way in relation to the recent campaign. If so, please send an email to...

2016 FCCC Visa Survey

FCCC Visa Survey 2016 Introduction   China is demanding interviews with large numbers of foreign journalists before extending their visa credentials, a worrisome new tactic to apply pressure for more favorable coverage. Such interviews appear to have become an...

FCCC Statement on harassment of BBC journalists in Hunan province.

The Foreign Correspondents’ Club of China condemns the harassment of and violence against a team of BBC journalists in Hunan province this week in an attempt to prevent them from reporting the story of a Chinese petitioner who was attempting to travel to Beijing to...

Incident Report – February 2017

February 2017: Incident report Control, coercion and monitoring by police while reporting in Ganzi Tibetan prefecture in Sichuan, Feb. 18, at Yarchen Gar monastic camp in Baiyu County. After arriving at the parking and walking for an hour, we were rounded up by plain...