Wednesday, July 30, 2008

Chinese citizen photographer sent to work camp for posting images from May 2008 earthquakes

The Chinese government has ordered Liu Shaokun, a school teacher from the region destroyed by earthquakes back in May of this year, to be "re-educated for a year" for posting his images of the disaster online.

"[Liu]was detained on June 25, and the principal of his school was told that he was being held for “disseminating rumors and destroying social order,” [Human Rights in China] said in a statement."

Parents of the children killed in the collapsed school building believe that this is the government's way of redirecting attention from accusations of poorly constructed buildings in the area.

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