Top Chinese press editor sacked

Posted on December 29, 2005 10:25 AM | | Comments (0)

BBC News
December 29, 2005

The authorities in China have dismissed the top editor of the Beijing News, one of the country's most popular and daring newspapers. Editor-in-chief Yang Bin was removed along with two other senior editors.

No official reason was given, but a lawyer who often represents journalists said Communist officials had accused the paper of multiple errors.

The Beijing News has a reputation for forthright reporting and commentary, despite strict control over the press.

It exposed a bloody crackdown ordered by officials against protesting farmers in the northern province of Dingzhou in June, in which six farmers were killed.

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