The Soul of Tibet: China Expels Last 2 Foreign Reporters From Tibet

Thursday, March 20, 2008

China Expels Last 2 Foreign Reporters From Tibet

AP[Friday, March 21, 2008 02:43]
NEW YORK | China forced the last remaining foreign journalists out of Tibet today, and stepped up restrictions on Internet and radio reports from people within the country, a media watchdog said.

Georg Blume, a correspondent for German newspapers Die Zeit and taz, and Kristin Kupfer of the German EPD news agency, left today after being confronted by an official who threatened to cancel their Chinese visas, Reporters Without Borders said.

Earlier this week, Economist correspondent James Miles and a group of 15 Hong Kong reporters also were forced out.

“If they don’t have anything to hide, then why are they making foreign journalists leave? It’s clear that they don’t want any witnesses,” said Vincent Brossel, who heads Reporters Without Borders’ Asia desk. Full Article Link

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China Expels Last 2 Foreign Reporters From Tibet

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