China - Another journalist arrested as Tiananmen anniversary approaches

Reporters without borders

Reporters Without Borders condemns the arrest of another independent reporter in the run-up to the 25th anniversary of the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre. The latest victim is Xiang Nanfu, a regular contributor to the New York-based news website Boxun. The official news agency Xinhua reported yesterday that he has been held since 3 May on charges of supplying “fabricated information” that “seriously harmed” China's image. “We demand Xiang's immediate release and reject the baseless charges (...)

© Reporters sans frontières - mardi 13 mai 2014