People with land disputes in Chongqing, China show solidarity with protesting villagers in Wukan, Sept. 17, 2016. RFA
Authorities in the southern Chinese province of Guangdong have jailed one activist and questioned another for “spreading rumors” over a recent crackdown by riot police in the rebel village of Wukan following weeks of protests. Continue reading
China Detains, Questions Activists Over Wukan Foreign Media Reports已关闭评论
Posted in Internet Freedom, Press Freedom
Tagged censorship, detention, Guangdong, Media, Wukan
Portrait of jailed Wukan village chief Lin Zuluan is displayed by protesters demanding the release of Lin outside China Liaison Office in Hong Kong, China, Sept. 14, 2016.
HONG KONG — Police in China’s southern Guangdong province are detaining citizens for posting information and news reports about a government crackdown on protesters in the small fishing village of Wukan. Continue reading
China Detains Woman for Posting News on Wukan Crackdown已关闭评论
Posted in Headlines, Press Freedom
Tagged censorship, crackdown, detention, Guangdong, Huang Meijuan, Wukan
Members of the Democratic Party demonstrate in from of the Hong Kong Central Government office on behalf of local reporters detained and beaten covering protests in Wukan, China, Sept. 15, 2016. RFA
Five Hong Kong journalists have been detained, dragged into interrogation rooms for hours and expelled by authorities in the southern Chinese province of Guangdong after they tried to cover a crackdown by armed police on the rebel village of Wukan following weeks of peaceful protests. Continue reading
Reporters Detained, Beaten by Chinese Police in Rebel Village of Wukan已关闭评论
Posted in Headlines, Press Freedom
Tagged detention, Guangdong, HKJA, Hong Kong, Journalist, Wukan
