1.0Committee to Protect Journalistshttps://cpj.orgLauren Wolfehttps://cpj.org/author/lwolfe/Media memorializing Sichuan earthquake censored - Committee to Protect Journalistsrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="zk1IIZb1y3"><a href="https://cpj.org/2011/05/media-memorializing-sichuan-earthquake-harassed-ce/">Media memorializing Sichuan earthquake censored</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://cpj.org/2011/05/media-memorializing-sichuan-earthquake-harassed-ce/embed/#?secret=zk1IIZb1y3" width="600" height="338" title="“Media memorializing Sichuan earthquake censored” — Committee to Protect Journalists" data-secret="zk1IIZb1y3" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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New York, May 13, 2011--Amid a harsh media crackdown, Chinese authorities censored discussion of the May 12, 2008, Sichuan earthquake anniversary that referenced independent investigations into the damage, according to international news reports. CPJ interviewed filmmaker Alison Klayman about activists imprisoned for documenting official negligence which contributed to the destruction, including detained artist Ai Weiwei,…https://cpj.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/cpj-logo.png24001260