Cameraman Detained, Accused In Tiananmen Square

LOCATION: Tiananmen Square, Beijing TYPE OF INCIDENT: Detention, plainclothes obstruction, bureaucratic interference TOPIC: Tiananmen anniversary NATIONALITY/ORGANIZATION: International broadcaster. American reporter, German cameraman, Chinese producer “This is...

TV Crew Barred from Tiananmen

LOCATION: Tiananmen Square TYPE OF INCIDENT: Barred from public space TOPIC: Tiananmen anniversary NATIONALITY/ORGANIZATION: TV Broadcaster DESCRIPTION: We went to Tiananmen Square and got through the cordon. After we set up our camera a policeman ran after us and...

Henan Authorities Obstruct Journalist Covering Unemployment

LOCATION: Henan Province, villages in Xiping district TYPE OF INCIDENT: Intimidation of sources, unable to proceed with reporting TOPIC: Unemployed migrant workers in the countryside NATIONALITY/ORGANIZATION: Marije Vlaskamp, RTL International Television News, Holland...

German Barred From Reporting On Sichuan Quake Aftermath

LOCATION: Sichuan Province, Yingxiu TYPE OF INCIDENT: Barred from public space TOPIC: Sichuan earthquake NATIONALITY/ORGANIZATION: German QUOTE: “Before arriving in Yingxiu I had tried to obtain permission by calling the Sichuan Province waiban foreign affairs...

French Reporter Detained Covering Sichuan Quake Aftermath

LOCATION: Dujiangyan, Minjiang commune, on a public road TYPE OF INCIDENT: Intimidation of source, reporter detained TOPIC: One-year anniversary of the Sichuan earthquake NATIONALITY/ORGANIZATION: French print/radio “They said I was detained because I was in a...