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Netizen detained in Nankang over photos of mass protestPosted by Joel Martinsen, June 17, 2009 2:36 PM
Update: Zuihulu reports:
Zuihulu, the netizen who snapped photos of the overturned police cars and crowds of protesters in Nankang, Jiangxi Province, earlier this week, has apparently been detained by police. Reportedly, this is so the police can "understand the situation." His computer, phone, and camera have been taken, too. The following post to Fanfou is from a user who claims to be Zuihulu's girlfriend. It's addressed to well-known blogger Lian Yue, who has been following the situation closely:
This roughly fits with Zuihulu's last Fanfou update, at 9:47pm on June 16. Prior to this, Zuihulu had discovered that major media outlets were using his photos to illustrate their reports on the Nankang situation, without crediting him. The websites include People Online, which does not credit anyone for the photos, and CRI, which credits Sichuan Online. Concerned netizens are now calling on the portals that reposted Zuihulu's photos to act responsibly toward one of their news sources. Lian Yue, who has been posting links to sites using the photos, writes:
The protests were motivated by a plan to overhaul the city's furniture industry, which included the consolidation or elimination of small- and mid-scale producers. The city government and party committee blamed the protests on a misunderstanding, but on Monday they issued a memo repealing the scheme. Links and Sources
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Comments on Netizen detained in Nankang over photos of mass protest
None of this got into the international media ? That's curious.
The protests made the international media (BBC, Reuters). The detention of Zuihulu was only reported late this morning.
This wasn't in Tibet so no one cares.
Goodgrief! If it IS covered by the "international" press people complain, if it ISN'T people complain. When reading the word 'people' please insert Chinese.