Chengdu Police Rough Up Reporters Covering Trial

Hong Kong journalists attempting to cover the sentencing in Chengdu of writer/activist Tan Zuoren were hassled and shoved by police. One of the group reported: Nine Hong Kong reporters arrived at the Chengdu courthouse around 7 a.m. We wanted to interview the lawyer...

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...