China: Beijing News Journalists Kept Under Close Surveillance
Via Reporters sans Frontières.
Reporters Without Borders voiced outrage today at the methods being used by the Chinese Communist Party’s publicity department (the former propaganda department) to carry out a purge at the popular, liberal daily Xin Jing Bao (Beijing News), where it seized direct control six days ago.
Calm appears to have returned to the newspaper as most of the journalists are on vacation, but surveillance has been stepped up, with the authorities monitoring communications and censoring the Internet to prevent any expression of discontent.
posted by Fergie @ 1/03/2006 08:33:00 PM
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