BBC News 16/02/2010
Seventy journalists were killed in 2009, making it the worst year since records began 30 years ago, the Committee to Protect Journalists says.
As in the previous 10 years, China remained the world's worst jailer of journalists - with 24 being held. China was followed by Iran, Cuba, Eritrea and Burma.
Encore une fois, la Chine est sur un vilain podium.
By ANDREW BATSON in Beijing and GEOFFREY A. FOWLER and JUYING QIN in Hong Kong Wall Street Journal 9/3/07
A landmark proposal to protect private property was formally introduced into China's legislature amid continuing controversy, and in one possible sign of the legislation's sensitivity, the latest issue of an influential Chinese business magazine that covered it was pulled earlier this week.
BEIJING, China (Reuters) -- Chinese Communist Party chief Hu Jintao has vowed to "purify" the Internet, state media reported on Wednesday, describing a top-level meeting that discussed ways to master the country's sprawling, unruly online population.
Press Was Encouraged To Expose Corruption, Until Stories Went Too Far
By GEOFFREY A. FOWLER and JASON DEAN, Wall Street Journal December 21, 2006
[..]Today, China's government is waging a media crackdown on such
hard-hitting reports. Some officials fear that investigative reporting
feeds public discontent over social ills such as rampant pollution, a
growing wealth gap and, especially, corruption. Prominent editors at
publications around the country have lost their jobs. A law under
review in China's legislature could make it much more difficult for
reporters like Mr. Liu to investigate emergencies and dig up wrongdoing
in distant towns and villages.
[...]
President Hu Jintao has made building a "harmonious society" a big
priority since he took office in 2003. Last fall the government stepped
up its curbs on the Internet and fired or censured several prominent
editors. The central government also issued a guideline calling for an
end to cross-regional-supervision reporting.
The Associated Press Monday, December 18, 2006 SHANGHAI,
China A Shanghai court has sentenced three people to prison terms for "causing a disturbance" while protesting the demolition of their homes, a rights group said Tuesday.
Du Yangming, a man in his 60s, and Tian Baocheng were given 30-month prison terms Monday for allegedly refusing to pay for use of a public toilet near the Xinhua News Agency branch office in downtown Shanghai, and for instigating other housing petitioners to shout at Xinhua employees, Human Rights in China said, citing court documents.
[...].Shanghai has relocated millions of its 20 million residents to clear land for construction of luxury apartment and villa compounds, shopping malls and hotels. Most of those moved are offered apartments in distant suburbs lacking convenient transportation and other amenities.
KRISTINE KWOK South China Morning
Post 8/11/2006
An independent candidate vying for a seat
on a local
people's congress in Hubei province was detained yesterday on the eve
of the vote.
[...]
Another well-known independent candidate, Lu
Banglie , was reportedly beaten by thugs last week as he campaigned
for election in Zhijiang , Hubei. Attempts to contact Mr Lu were
unsuccessful yesterday.
In July, Yao Lifa and five campaigners
from other Hubei cities were detained by police as they planned to
mobilise people to run in congress elections.
KEVIN HUANG South China Morning Post
Friday, October 13,
2006
Qiu Xiaohua has been abruptly removed as
head of the
National Bureau of Statistics just seven months after he was
appointed, raising speculation that the veteran economist has been
detained for investigation. [...] In a push to promote honest
government, top leaders have repeatedly vowed to get tough on
officials who accepted bribes from business.
China's statistics
have often been criticised for their poor quality and inconsistency.
Foreign economists challenge their accuracy and suggest they are
inflated by local officials to exaggerate their achievements.
Mr
Qiu was known for his outspokenness in commenting on the economy. He
was also often credited for his efforts in raising the quality of
China's statistics and bringing them closer into line with
international practice.
[...]
By Leonard Doyle, Foreign Editor, The
Independent,
Published: 11 October 2006
Chinese diplomats in the Nepalese capital
of Kathmandu
are tracking down and trying to silence hundreds of Western climbers
and Sherpas who witnessed the killing of Tibetan refugees on the
Nangpa La mountain pass last week.
LEMONDE.FR Avec AFP | 31.08.06 | 11h26 • Mis à jour le 31.08.06 | 11h50
En moins d'une semaine, deux journalistes travaillant pour des médias étrangers en Chine ont été condamnés à des peines de prison ferme. Jeudi 31 août, le tribunal intermédiairuméro deux de Pékin a condamné à cinq ans de prison un journaliste de Hongkong accusé d'espionnage au profit de Taïwan. C'est la même cour qui avait condamné vendredi dernier à trois ans de prison, pour fraude, un collaborateur chinois du New York Times, Zhao Yan, abandonnant cependant les charges de "divulgation de secrets d'Etat".
La justice chinoise a reconnu la culpabilité de Ching Cheong, 56 ans, jugé à huis clos le 15 août, selon une brève dépêche de l'agence officielle Chine nouvelle confirmant une information d'abord donnée par l'avocat du journaliste.