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A BBC journalist was reportedly beaten, kicked and arrested by police in China while covering anti-lockdown protests currently sweeping the country.
Edward Lawrence, a senior journalist and camera operator in the BBC’s China bureau, was arrested in Shanghai on Sunday evening while covering an anti-‘Covid Zero’ protest.
Citizens of some of China’s biggest cities, including Shanghai and Beijing (pictured above), are protesting the authoritarian government’s draconian Covid Zero measures, which include frequent and severe lockdowns. Protestors, some carrying flowers and slogans, have also expressed displeasure with Chinese President Xi Jinping himself.
In a series of tweets before his arrest, Lawrence wrote that he was watching the crowds grow at an anti-lockdown protest in Shanghai. He wrote that he had seen three people arrested by the police and that the police had approached him to listen to his conversation while he talked to a man who claimed...
Edward Lawrence, a senior journalist and camera operator in the BBC’s China bureau, was arrested in Shanghai on Sunday evening while covering an anti-‘Covid Zero’ protest.
Citizens of some of China’s biggest cities, including Shanghai and Beijing (pictured above), are protesting the authoritarian government’s draconian Covid Zero measures, which include frequent and severe lockdowns. Protestors, some carrying flowers and slogans, have also expressed displeasure with Chinese President Xi Jinping himself.
In a series of tweets before his arrest, Lawrence wrote that he was watching the crowds grow at an anti-lockdown protest in Shanghai. He wrote that he had seen three people arrested by the police and that the police had approached him to listen to his conversation while he talked to a man who claimed...
- 11/28/2022
- by K.J. Yossman
- Variety Film + TV
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A BBC journalist was “beaten and kicked by police” in China yesterday amidst Covid-19-related protests, while footage showed the state broadcaster altering World Cup coverage to avoid showing mask-less crowds.
The BBC, senior UK politicians and human rights groups were this morning condemning the move by Chinese state police to arrest Reporter Ed Lawrence while he was working as an accredited journalist to cover the anti-lockdown protests, which have been taking place on and off for weeks.
Lawrence was “beaten and kicked by the police” during a several-hour-long imprisonment, according to a BBC statement.
“The BBC is extremely concerned about the treatment of our journalist Ed Lawrence, who was arrested and handcuffed while covering the protests in Shanghai,” added the pubcaster.
Lawrence later shared the statement from the BBC on social media and said he understood at least one local national was arrested after trying to stop police from beating him.
The BBC, senior UK politicians and human rights groups were this morning condemning the move by Chinese state police to arrest Reporter Ed Lawrence while he was working as an accredited journalist to cover the anti-lockdown protests, which have been taking place on and off for weeks.
Lawrence was “beaten and kicked by the police” during a several-hour-long imprisonment, according to a BBC statement.
“The BBC is extremely concerned about the treatment of our journalist Ed Lawrence, who was arrested and handcuffed while covering the protests in Shanghai,” added the pubcaster.
Lawrence later shared the statement from the BBC on social media and said he understood at least one local national was arrested after trying to stop police from beating him.
- 11/28/2022
- by Max Goldbart
- Deadline Film + TV
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