A senior BBC cameraman was arrested and beaten up while covering anti-lockdown protests in China yesterday.
The British broadcaster claims to have received no official explanation or apology beyond a claim from Chinese authorities that Lawrence was arrested “for his own good” in case he caught COVID from the crowd.Zhao Lijian from China’s foreign ministry contested thestatement, claiming that it did not reflect reality and that Lawrence did not identify himself as a journalist.“I understand at least one local national was arrested after trying to stop the police from beating me.
A Swiss camera crew was also detained covering the protests in Shanghai on Sunday. Journalist Michael Peuker and his cameraman were surrounded by police while he was live on air but he was allowed to go free after negotiations. that the incident “remains revealing of the treatment of foreign journalists in China. Hindrances, intimidation, harassment on the ground have become commonplace.”
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