Journalists beaten during Taishi investigations, one man killed

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Journalists beaten during Taishi investigations, one man killed - Interfax

By Sophie Beach :: 2005-10-09, 10:35 AM :: Society

 From Interfax:

     A journalist with the British newspaper, The Guardian, was beaten
and had his mobile phone smashed last night during an attempt to visit
the village of Taishi in Guangdong Province, the scene of an acrimonious
dispute over a lucrative land deal. According to information received by
Interfax, a Chinese citizen was killed in the incident.

     Benjamin Joffe-Walt, the newspaper's Shanghai correspondent, was
warned by residents of neighboring villages that journalists and
outsiders visiting Taishi were being beaten by thugs connected to the
local police. However, he proceeded to Taishi by car.

     In a separate incident, reporters with French Radio and the South
China Morning Post were also severely beaten after trying to visit
Taishi, which is situated in the Panyu district of the Guangdong
provincial capital, Guangzhou.
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