Dutch Journalist Dragged Away by Chinese Guard During Live Winter Olympics Broadcast

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“We are now being pulled out of here,” the report said, viaa translation from Insider. “We have just been expelled from another area, so I’m afraid we’ll have to come back to you later.”

A clip posted to social media ends with another guard stepping up to the camera operator and blocking the camera’s view of the situation.

It’s unclear what prompted Chinese officials to interrupt den Daas in the middle of his broadcast.

The games are already facing heavy criticism due to the well-documented human rights abuses in China. The Chinese media is heavily controlled and public discussions of the human rights violation are quashed.

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Human Rights Watch reportsthat up to a million people from the province have been sent to prisons, detention centers and “political education” camps, where they many endure long sentences, torture, hard labor and political and cultural indoctrination.

“In this Olympic spirit of peace, I appeal to all political authorities across the world — observe your commitment to this Olympic truth. Give peace a chance,” said Bach, 68, in Friday’s address after the Parade of Nations.

source: people.com