Tuesday, February 07, 2006

China Update

Over at the Corner, Derb points out that freedom of the press isn't going so well over in China.

From the BBC:
A Chinese editor has died as a result of a police beating he received for his paper's reporting on corruption, journalists and rights groups say.
Wu Xianghu had been in hospital since the attack in October, suffering from an existing liver problem made worse by the beating, earlier reports said.

Wu was reportedly attacked by some 50 policemen after his paper accused them of charging illegal bicycle fees.

China's media have reported a string of torture and coercion cases by police.
Another reason to support Bizzy's Wall of Shame project.

When people who complain about having their freedoms trampled on in this country, it cheapens the real and tragic suffering the people of China are actually enduring.