【新唐人2013年10月24日讯】中共新闻审查制度延伸至海外
“国际媒体援助中心”10月23号发表的最新研究报告说，中共逐渐将箝制新闻自由的审查制度延伸了到海外，透过威逼利诱等方式，迫使外国媒体不要报导民主、人权等内容。
这份题为《中国媒体审查的巨大阴影》的报告，由美国非政府组织“自由之家”的分析师萨拉•库克所写。
报告指出，中共压制新闻自由的目标，在过去5年中已经延伸到外国媒体和海外中文媒体，而且手段日益强烈，受到影响的媒体包括《纽约时报》、《彭博》新闻社等著名媒体，也包括尼泊尔的地方报纸和美国洛杉矶的中文电台。
报告将中共向海外媒体的施压分为4种方式：第一种是中共官员直接惩罚拒不听从中共对媒体报导限制的海外媒体；第二是通过利诱引导媒体自我审查；第三，通过外国政府或广告商等代理人间接施压；最后是采取网路攻击和人身攻击。
记者被跨省刑拘 引众怒
广州《新快报》记者陈永洲，被湖南长沙警方跨省刑拘事件，不仅引起他所属的《新快报》强烈抗议，也引起大陆记者协会和法律界人士的质疑。
10月23号，《新快报》罕有的在头版刊登声明，高调声援陈永洲，抗议警方打压行为。
当天，大陆各地的数十名律师，也就这个事件组成了一个律师观察团，表达对长沙警方的不满。
连大陆记者协会的一位负责人也发表谈话，表示要坚决维护记者的合法采访权不受侵犯。
同时，一封“呼吁释放良心记者陈永洲捍卫记者权利”的公开信，正在网上征集签名。
这封公开信由几十位大陆律师发出，不仅呼吁释放陈永洲，同时也要求恢复多年来因报导真相而被打压的几十位记者的执业权利。
山东大爆炸 官方瞒报死亡人数
大陆《中新网》10月22号报导，据中共国家安全监管总局消息，10月8号“山东博兴诚力供气有限公司”发生的煤气罐爆炸事故，已造成10人死亡，33人受伤。
但是，《大纪元》新闻网23号报导，据知情民众曝料，“博兴诚力”的巨大爆炸事故，当场就发现40多人死亡，还有多人被炸得尸骨无存而告失踪。
10月8号下午，山东“博兴诚力科技焦炭厂”的大型煤气罐发生爆炸，引发大火，厂区一片火海。火势持续到晚上21点仍然很大，大量消防车聚集现场，多辆救护车运送伤员。据当地民众透露，伤亡不计其数，附近医院人满为患，只能接收重伤人员，轻伤者需转送其他医院。
编辑/周玉林
CIMA Report: Chinese Communist Party Censorship Expanding Abroad
On October 23, the Center for International
Media Assistance issued a report.
It said that the Chinese Communist Party’s
(CCP) censorship is expanding abroad.
The CCP used intimidation, forcing overseas media not to
report on content about China’s democracy and human rights.
This report, entitled “The Long Shadow
of Chinese Censorship", was authored by
Freedom House research analyst Sarah Cook.
The report says, “the Chinese regime’s efforts to influence
reporting by foreign and overseas Chinese news outlets
have intensified and expanded over the past five years."
“These include internationally renowned outlets, such as
the New York Times and Bloomberg, a local newspaper
in Nepal, or a Chinese radio station in Los Angeles."
The report breaks down four ways that the CCP uses
pressure to influence media outlets outside of China.
It uses direct action by Chinese officials, to punish
overseas outlets that fail to heed Chinese restrictions.
It uses economic incentives to induce self-censorship,
as well as indirect pressure applied through proxies
like other foreign governments or advertisers.
Finally, it uses cyber attacks and physical assault.
Guangzhou Reporter Arrested
Chen Yongzhou, a reporter for Guangzhou based Xinkuaibao
newspaper has been arrested by Changsha police.
It provoked strong protests. The Journalist Association in
China, as well as legal experts, questioned the incident.
On October 23, the newspaper
published a statement on it’s front page.
It highlighted their support for Chen Yongzhou,
and protested against the suppression.
On the same day, dozens of lawyers from
different cities formed an observation group.
They expressed their dissatisfaction with Changsha police.
A manager of the journalist association spoke out.
He stressed that there is a need to maintain reporters
legal rights for interviewing, which should not be violated.
Meanwhile, a petition letter was circulated online
to call for the release of reporter Chen Yongzhou.
The open letter was jointly written by dozens of
lawyers. They not only called for the release of Chen.
It also requested resuming dozens of reporters
right to work, and who had been suppressed
for many years due to their truthful reporting.
China Covers Up Shandong Gas Explosion Death Toll
On October 22, “chinanews.com" cited news
from the State Administration of Work Safety.
On October 8, a gas tank at Boxing Chengli
Gas Supply Co. in Shandong exploded.
10 people died, and 33 were injured.
On October 23, the Epoch Times website reported
that citizens who knew inside information revealed
that the explosion caused more than 40 deaths.
Many people’s bodies were blown to pieces, with
the authorities reporting them as missing people.
On the afternoon of October 8, another gas
tank at a Shandong coal plant exploded.
The entire factory was engulfed in
fire, which raged into the evening.
Many fire engines and ambulances
arrived, with injured people taken away.
According to local residents, there were many causalities
and a high death toll, but the numbers remain unclear.
The local hospitals are full.
They are only accepting people who are seriously injured,
and lightly injured people were transferred to other hospitals.
