Citizen Journalist Deported from China for Filming Free Tibet Protest

Posted by Jane Hamsher, Firedoglake at 12:49 PM on August 11, 2008.

So far China's marks: '10' for opening ceremonies pageantry, '0' for free speech.

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Noel Hidalgo, a blogger who caught footage of a pretty tame protest in Tiananmen Square and put it up online, was deported from China.

Matt Browner-Hamlin, sometime FDL contributor and veteran of the Ned Lamont, Chris Dodd and Mark Begich races was also ejected from an Olympics equestrian event for trying to unveil a Tibetan flag but was not deported.

This comes on the heels of China's revocation of Joey Cheek's visa. (Former Olympic gold medalist Cheek formed Team Darfur to protest the crisis in Darfur, and will be on the Colbert Report tomorrow).

A short time ago, Kobe Bryant and LeBron James had said they would be publicly speaking out about Darfur during the Olympics, but had second thoughts about it and have grown silent.

So far China's marks: "10" for opening ceremonies pageantry, "0" for free speech.

And if anyone thinks the growing surveillance state is no big deal and what's happening with FISA is only for criminals and nothing to be worried about, read Naomi Klein's article on "China's All-Seeing Eye." You're certain to be comforted in ways the rest of us are not.

Tagged as: china, deportation, olympics, tibet

Jane Hamsher is the founder of FireDogLake. Her work has also appeared on the Huffington Post, Alternet and The American Prospect.

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One of The First Conspiracy Theories I Ever Heard... [Report this comment] Posted by: ranchero42 on Aug 12, 2008 12:44 AM Current rating: Not yet rated [1 = poor; 5 = excellent] Had to do with a steady stream of intelligence out of Germany before and during WWII. Rumor has it that the source could only have come from high up the chain of command, even Hitler himself. This, because Adolf supposedly swore to destroy Germany after the Great War. The destruction of the American economy, the American military brought to the point where a full retreat to our shores increasingly seems the best option. Somebody has called in all their markers on George W. Bush. The ignominious end to Herr Hitler may not be as likely for world leaders in this increasingly barbaric age, and I do not advocate martyrdom for a war criminal of the magnitude G.W. Bush represents. Some patriot, this one. [« Reply to this comment] [Post a new comment »] [Rate this comment: 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5] paying attention [Report this comment] Posted by: shikejian on Aug 15, 2008 6:12 AM Current rating: Not yet rated [1 = poor; 5 = excellent] is a good thing do but very, very hard, it seems, from your position half way around the world where you only get second-hand information and, to boot, pay attention only to what you want to hear/see. Magic mirror syndrome. Try looking to your own country (I gave up on it years ago as it screwed me with its corruption). You have no idea how much more open this country--China--has become. . .and you have no idea how very little you know about Tibet, the Dalai Lama and so-called freedom. As with most Americans, you're a little shy on real history, preferring hype, sob stories and deconstruction that borders on concocting history. I suggest you begin reading Li Datong's posts at opendemocracy, if you're not afraid of an insider's insight. [« Reply to this comment] [Post a new comment »] [Rate this comment: 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5]

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