Beijing Police Block Photography of Christian Activist

Authorities blocked AP photographer Greg Baker from photographing Beijing Christian activist Hua Huiqi because he was not carrying his temporary residence registration form. Baker was seeking to enter a courtyard home to photograph Hua Huiqi, who had been beaten. When...

Beijing Police Obstruct Coverage of Activist Beating

Immigration police pulled two reporters away from the emergency ward at Tiantan hospital in Beijing where they were reporting on the beating of Christian activist Hua Huiqi. At the time, Hua Huiqi was unconscious; it seemed he was being denied treatment. The police...

Two Journalists Detained for Filming Matchmakers in Beijing Park

Feature Story News Reporter Sam Beattie and AFP’s Francois Bougon spent ten hours with police after interviewing and filming matchmakers in Beijing’s Zhongshan Park. The journalists called the police after four people, including an older woman, grabbed...

Beijing Police Interfere With Filming in Tiananmen Square

Marije Vlaskamp of RTL Dutch Television News was told by police the rule that allows filming in Tiananmen Square without prior permission was ‘changed until further notice.’ She was allowed to do her standup under the Mao portrait after she started to...