Sep 26, 2015
Mid-September 2015 Simon Denyer, Washington Post “We were prevented from reporting within the trade zone on the China-Kazakh border at Horgos. We were held for two hours trying to enter the free trade zone in the morning, then three officials insisted on...
Sep 15, 2015
Mid-September, 2015 John Sudworth, BBC A team of BBC journalists who traveled to Xinjiang ahead of George Osborne’s visit encountered interference. Following is a condensed version of John Sudworth’s published report: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-34332833...
Sep 14, 2015
The FCCC notes with concern a number of incidents of interference with foreign journalists reporting on the chemical explosion in Tianjin. Among the reports so far: 1. CNN’s Will Ripley encountered interference while filming a live report in front of a...
Sep 14, 2015
March 2015 Tianmu Village, near Tianjin Matt Sheehan, Huffington Post I first learned of protests in Tianmu village on March 5th from this article on Radio Free Asia. After reading it I emailed Radio Free Asia and they put me in touch with someone in the village. He...
Sep 14, 2015
(Beijing, May 2015) – Christine Adelhardt, ARD German TV After five years as correspondent and bureau chief of ARD German TV in Beijing, my company organized a reception to bid farewell to me and to introduce my successor. For this event the Chairman of ARD and my...
Sep 14, 2015
July 2015 Aksu City, Xinjiang Stuart Leavenworth, McClatchy News Service I was working on a story about ethnic divides in Xinjiang, by following groups of young men who are part of local parkour clubs. Parkour is a kind of urban acrobatics that has become popular...
