http://observers.france24.com/en/category/tags/freedompress_1 La vue par taxonomie avec une profondeur de 0. en http://observers.france24.com/en/content/killed_filming_police_brutality_his_mobile <p> When Wei Wenhu saw police forces beating up protesting villagers in Tianmen (central China), he took out his mobile and filmed the scene. But when he was spotted and tried to run away, he found himself being chased by around 20 police officers. </p> <p> He cried that he would delete the photos and even give the policemen his phone. But it didn't make any difference. Wenhu was brutally beaten and succumbed to his injuries in hospital the same day, 7 January. The incident has outraged bloggers, whose online respects to this ‘citizen journalist' increase daily. Under pressure, the authorities have decided to undertake an investigation into the blunder, and have even fired the head of the city's police force. </p> <p> In a country where the media is largely government controlled and heavily censored, images of police brutality usually find their way into the public eye on the internet. Here, some of those videos that the authorities would rather they didn't find their way out. </p> http://observers.france24.com/en/content/killed_filming_police_brutality_his_mobile#comments video arrest blogging China freedom of the press police brutality 40.111689 116.367188 Tue, 15 Jan 2008 11:52:26 +0100 Julien 4929 at http://observers.france24.com http://observers.france24.com/en/content/chinese_press_follows_17th_congress_chinese_communist_party <p> By Team Observers </p> <p> The 17th congress of the Chinese Communist Party (CPC) opened on 12 October. During the congress the representatives of the people must, in theory, appoint the next leaders of the country. However, in reality, they do nothing but ratify the decisions of the President and the Standing Committee. All the same, the Chinese media are required to follow the event closely, giving special attention to all information provided by the office of propaganda. This is clear when looking at images from the event. </p> http://observers.france24.com/en/content/chinese_press_follows_17th_congress_chinese_communist_party#comments photo China Chinese Communist Party Chinese press freedom of speech freedom of the press 39.913950 116.389160 Wed, 17 Oct 2007 16:19:00 +0200 Julien 82 at http://observers.france24.com