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To ensure the continued operation of the Foreign Correspondents’ Club of China, we are currently not posting incident reports or statements on our website. We are, however, still collecting this information on behalf of our members. If you have an incident to report or want further information about these matters, please contact us directly.
Important Announcement
To ensure the continued operation of the Foreign Correspondents’ Club of China, we are currently not posting incident reports or statements on our website. We are, however, still collecting this information on behalf of our members. If you have an incident to report or want further information about these matters, please contact us directly.
Reporter Shadowed by Officials During Sichuan Quake Reporting
The week of June 7, Marianne Barriaux of Agence France Press encountered interference while reporting in the Sichuan earthquake zone. After registering with Dujiangyan officials, she was granted access. Barriaux was working on a story about mothers who had and tried to have babies after losing children in the earthquake. Parents and NGOs warned her [...]
Tags: Sichuan
Beijing Police Question, Threaten News Assistant (Update May 26)
Update (May 26, 2010) Chinese authorities dispute the version of events outlined below, specifically the quoted remarks attributed to the police. They also dispute that the meeting was intimidating in nature. Chinese authorities say the assistant was reprimanded for a violation of the reporting regulations that prohibit news assistants from conducting independent reporting activities. _________________ [...]
Tags: Beijing
Canadian Journalist Reprimanded for Coverage of Jailed Citizen
Geoffrey York, correspondent for Canada’s Globe and Mail, was called into the Foreign Ministry to be reprimanded over his coverage of the case of Huseyin Celil, a Canadian citizen and ethnic Uyghur who was recently found guilty of “splittism” and membership in terrorist organizations by a Xinjiang court. The ministry official expressed dissatisfaction that York [...]
Tags: Beijing
