Hong Kong: Journalists accused of incitement · Global Voices
Oiwan Lam

Last Friday (Sep 4), three Hong Kong journalists were beaten up and detained by Xinjiang armed polices when they were covering the protest in Urumqi. Yesterday, the authorities in Xinjiang claimed that the three journalists were under the suspicion of inciting public disorder by making hand gestures. The director of the Xinjiang Autonomous Regional Information Office, Hou Hanmin, claimed that two of the journalists had not been authorized to report in the city and described the brutal act of the polices as an “unfortunate incident”.
This is not an isolated incident. Back in August, two reporters from Now TV were accused of possessing drug in their hotel rooms when they were reporting the trial of citizen rights activist Tan Zouren in Sichuan. On Sep 6, again 5 Hong Kong reporters were detained in Urumqi. All these incidents are threats to journalists’ personal security and the freedom of speech and press in Hong Kong. The Xinjiang government's statement, accusing journalists of inciting public disorder, has further outraged the public and many expressed their anger in blogs and online media.
Erynnyes from Those were the days cannot imagine how a government could tell such kind lie to the world.
童工從未想過，一個政權、一個大國，今天，總算是擠身於國際舞台、總算是在國際社會中，開始有點地位了，竟還可以如此無恥、無賴、無法無天，以非為是、以 黑為白、把受害人變犯人，扭曲事實、扭曲真相，這樣的一個偉大祖國，還可以厚顏無恥地叫香港人去愛國？敢問胡主席、溫總理，香港人何以從何愛這樣的一個偉 大祖國呀！
The 60th anniversary of PRC is approaching, Martinoei pointed out that there is nothing left to be celebrated:
乜嘢叫顛倒黑白，呢種就係，點只拉人打人唔駛本，連老屈人都唔駛本，明明新疆自己理虧在先，仲要大大聲惡人先告狀，老屈手持記者證嘅香港記者煽動。 好多記者聽完，慶到上頭，真係想針筒、釘鞋呀，乜叉都擲過去俾新疆政府班白痴嘆吓。依家大家明白，點解漢人同維吾爾人，可以咁慶走晒上街示威，個政府白痴 白爛成咁，俾我都上街喇。
「國慶」？好慶就有，嬲到要走去土耳其訂一百打鞋擲過去果種慶。免得報完更慶，所以小弟呼籲，今年十月一日，記者集體杯葛報導「國慶」。呢啲老屈人唔駛本嘅政府，十月一日佢地自己慶爆佢喇，記者唔去報免費又被老屈煽動國慶鬧事，然後打鑊更甘。
Anniversary of the nation? How should we celebrate? Probably we should order 100 dozen of shoes from Turkey to throw at the stage for celebration. I urge reporters to boycott the reporting of the anniversary. Let them celebrate by themselves, and we could avoid being beaten and accused of incitement while reporting the event.
The blogger also opened a facebook group to boycott the celebration of PRC's birthday.
Another facebook group condemning the brutal action of mainland police has more than 750 members, here are some of their wall comments:
Huang XueTao:
香港，定要撑住新闻自由！不撑，就会倒塌。
据理反击，不仅捍卫记者的权益，也是给国内官员教训和进步的机会，还能为国内的记者撑开一丝空间。
Spare Tire:
請不要再對中國的人權存有幻想。
Andrew Brian Rex Tam:
Vicky Kwan:
新聞自由不可踐踏！ 如果公安指乜就拍乜，仲駛乜記者，新華社通稿就得啦！ 只要喺法律允可范圍內，公安武警冇權自己釋法，現時並非戰爭狀態，軍隊武警無權限制新聞自由。
冇錯，內地一直冇新聞自由，冇結社自由，所以，香港記者責無旁貸，中國新聞自由，由香港記者開始。 我支持你哋！
They don't have freedom of press and association in mainland. That's why Hong Kong journalists have their responsibility to advocate free press in China. I support all of you.
Leslie Leung:
哈, CCTVB成日自我審查, 擦阿爺鞋又如何, 阿爺d狗奴才咪又係唔俾面照打可也?
Dickson Cheung
中共根本就係黑社會!!!
D契弟成日話胡溫開明~我開佢老母!!!
以曾蔭權為首的特區政府每個月出我地香港人人工~理應為香港記者向中共嚴正抗議!!!並應取消捐俾四川的一百億!!!否則我地納稅人唔想再出糧俾曾蔭權班契弟!!!
Wanky Chik
這就是中國共產黨的真面目,信佢一成,雙目失明
還指望共產黨會給香港人一國兩制,高度自治?不要發夢了!
只有共產黨倒台,香港才有前途!!!
Po Cheung:
基本上從當地公安既行動來講, 香港記者受到既待遇已經與內地體齊.
真正的回歸祖國了 ~