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Sunday, August 13, 2006
Chinese Journalist Detained For Reporting On Protests Against Church Demolition
On Friday, the Committee to Protect Journalists issued a release protesting China's treatment of Hangzhou journalist Zan Aizong. Zan was charged with "disturbing public order" and placed under a seven-day administrative detention for writing about arrests and injuries involving thousands of Christians protesting the July 29 demolition of a church in Hangzhou. (See prior posting.) His articles were posted on web sites in China and overseas. Today's Taipei Times has further coverage of the journalist's arrest.