China - Beijing authorities step up censorship and repression in June

Reporters without borders

Reporters Without Borders is concerned by recent instances of Internet censorship in China which have led to the arrest of a blogger, the dismissal of a journalist and the muzzling of debate on the Tiananmen Square massacre, which took place 23 years ago yesterday. “Twenty-three years after the Tiananmen Square massacre, the Chinese government continues to stifle any criticism and to filter information on the subject,” the press freedom organization said. “It has changed its methods and (...)

© Reporters sans frontières - mardi 5 juin 2012