Monthly Archives: March 2008

Statements | Published March 26, 2008

FCCC Urges Greater Media Access To Tibetan Areas

Chinese authorities have arranged a trip to Tibet from March 26-28 for a small group of international media. This brief, tightly managed trip falls far short of fulfilling China’s promise, made during its bid for the 2008 Olympic Games, of free media reporting. The FCCC calls on the Chinese government to allow all other foreign [...]

Statements | Published March 21, 2008

China Should Allow Reporters Access To Tibetan Areas

The Foreign Correspondents Club of China urges the Chinese government to immediately allow correspondents into Tibetan areas for news coverage. “Reporting interference is not in the interest of the Chinese government which is trying to show a more open, transparent and accountable image to the world,” said FCCC President Melinda Liu. As of March 21, [...]

Incident Reports | Published March 19, 2008

Sichuan Police Block Canadian TV Crew From Tibetan Area

Police at a roadblock five hours’ drive southwest of Chengdu ordered a Canadian Broadcasting Corporation’s television crew to return to Chengdu and “not venture out of the city.” The three-member TV crew was trying to reach Tibetan areas. “The police officers who manned the roadblock on the only road leading to the area were polite [...]

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Incident Reports | Published March 18, 2008

Sichuan Police Block CNN Crew From Tibetan Area

Police stopped a three-person CNN TV crew led by reporter Jon Vause at a police checkpoint about 300 kilometres from Aba, their intended destination in Sichuan province and the origin of reports alleging multiple Tibetan shooting victims. Police told the journalists to step out of the car, took their photos, and wrote down details from [...]

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Incident Reports | Published March 17, 2008

Gansu Police Block Guardian Reporter From Protest Area

Police turned back a reporter from Britain’s The Guardian after he drove over a mountain pass to enter an Linxia, Gansu province, an area near the border between with Sichuan where protests had taken place. Reporter Jonathan Watts said an English-speaking officer told him “There is a police action taking place. Foreigners are not allowed [...]

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