
Media Freedoms Under Assault in China Ahead of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games
This 40-page report documents how Chinese authorities have repeatedly obstructed the work of foreign journalists this year, even though China on January 1, 2007, adopted temporary regulations to comply with commitments it made to the International Olympics Committee (IOC) on guaranteeing journalists freedom. The report draws on interviews and information provided from 36 foreign and Chinese journalists in June 2007.
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ISBN: C1912
ISBN: C1912
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Table of Contents
- "You Will Be Harassed and Detained"
- I. Summary
- II. Background: Longstanding Constraints on Media Freedom in China
- III. Harassment, Detention, and Intimidation of Foreign Correspondents Despite the New Regulations
- IV. Harassment of Foreign Correspondents' Chinese Staff and Sources
- V. Harassment, Intimidation and Censorship of Chinese Journalists
- VI. Recommendations
- Acknowledgements
- Appendix I: Regulations on Reporting Activities in China by Foreign Journalists During the Beijing Olympic Games and the Preparatory Period
- Appendix II: Implementation of the Regulations on Reporting Activities in China by Foreign Journalists during the Beijing Olympic Games and the Preparatory Period
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