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Video: Protest in Hong Kong after Reporters Were Beaten Up in Beijing

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March 16, 2013: Media employees protested in front of the Official Chinese Headquarter (Zhonglianban) in Hong Kong. Protesters asked the government to stop harrassing reporters in mainland China because of their work.
On March 7, a few journalists in Hong Kong were beaten up by the Beijing police because they reported on Yang Kuang’s visit to Liu Xia (Liu Xiaobo’s wife).
Yang Kuang was arrested on the night of March 8. Boxun published the video of him being arrested after being beaten by the police (video below). Yang Kuang was forced to return to Hong Kong the next day.

Protest in Hong Kong:

Full report in Chinese:
http://www.boxun.com/news/gb/taiwan/2013/03/201303180410.shtml

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