BBC journalist detained by police during China Covid protests
Chinese police beat a BBC journalist in Shanghai and briefly arrested him while he was covering anti-government lockdown protests gripping the nation.
"It is very worrying that one of our journalists was attacked in this way whilst carrying out his duties,"He had been filming the crowds at the nation's largest protest in Shanghai at Wulumuqi Middle Road on Sunday. Footage shared widely on social media showed several police officers grabbing Mr Lawrence and pinning him to the ground. The BBC said he was beaten and kicked by police officers, and then taken away in handcuffs.
Protests against the Chinese government and its Covid lockdown policies have erupted across a number of cities after a deadly fire in the western region of Xinjiang killed 10 people last week. Public anger over the tragedy - just the latest in a series of disasters blamed on Covid restrictions - escalated into street protests across several Chinese cities.
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