Editor dies after police beating – Jane Macartney
The deputy editor of a Chinese newspaper died of liver and kidney failure after he was severely beaten by police enraged by reports in his newspaper about their work.
Wu Xianghu, deputy editor of the Taizhou Evening News, was 41. Fellow journalists at his newspaper and his widow confirmed his death but refused to say anything more because of a news blackout imposed by senior officials. His wife, Hu Jinghua, had previously spoken about her husband’s pride in his profession. One commentator said: “Such violence is increasingly common in China and journalists are often beaten up at the behest of police or Government. But deaths are very rare.”
See also:
- “The Death Of The Taizhou Editor ” from ESWN blog
-”Traffic Police Chief Storms Newspaper Office After Critical Article Published” from the Beijing Youth Daily, translated via the Press Interpreter
-”Police chief sacked for revenge on newsman” from Xinhua.
-”In China, New Journalism and New Threats” from the Committee to Protect Journalists.
