China - Photojournalist “sent on holiday” after covering death of five children

Reporters without borders

Reporters Without Borders is dismayed to learned that independent photojournalist Li Yuanlong was forced to leave the southwestern province of Guizhou, where he lives, after he posted photos and information online about five homeless children who were found dead from carbon monoxide poisoning in a trash container. “Sending journalists who cover sensitive stories into internal exile is commonplace in China,” Reporters Without Borders said. “Prior to the Communist Party's 18th Congress at the (...)

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