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In Zhejiang Province, journalists have reported being attacked while trying to cover protests over illegal land grabs. Residents of Panhe, a village in Zhejiang Province, have been protesting land sales by local officials throughout the past month.
Several journalists have reported being attacked in the village of Panhe, in China's Zhejiang Province. They were investigating protests over land grabs that took place earlier this month. The Foreign Correspondents Club of China told AP that a Dutch reporter was beaten up by men who appeared to be plainclothes police officers. He was conducting interviews in the village on Wednesday.
A reporter from the TV station France 24 and his Chinese colleague encountered a similar situation. Several cars followed them as they approached the village to conduct interviews. The TV station told the Shanghaiist that once the pair stopped, they were attacked by about 20 to 30 plainclothes thugs who also smashed their camera.
The pair later went to the local public security bureau where officials told them that they were attacked by villagers engaged in a feud between the eastern and western parts of the village. The public security bureau then gave them the equivalent of 7000 US dollars in compensation for the destruction of their equipment.
Protests have been taking place in the village of Panhe since the beginning of February. Villagers told NTD that local officials sold their land without giving them any compensation. One resident commented that the entire village was involved in the protests. According to the Associated Press, there have been reports of beatings and detentions by police.
