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Daily Archives: July 7, 2009
China Must Stop Harassing Reporters In Xinjiang
The Foreign Correspondents’ Club of China deplores the detention and harassment of journalists attempting to cover the unrest in Xinjiang. We urge the Chinese authorities to permit the free flow of information that is essential to objective and fair reporting. Contrary to the spirit of state reporting regulations, security forces in Xinjiang have detained TV [...]
Tags: Xinjiang
Reporter in Urumqi Shoved Into Van
LOCATION: Urumqi TYPE OF INCIDENT: Barred from public space, Manhandled TOPIC: Xinjiang Unrest NATIONALITY/ORGANIZATION: Asian Print DESCRIPTION: Daily organised trips for the media. They were obviously orchestrated, but at least they are trying. Media officers who were largely cordial and tried very hard to be helpful. There were at least two instances when I was [...]
Tags: Xinjiang
