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Shocking footage from the anti-government protests in Shanghai shows Edward Lawrence, a camera operator for the BBC's China Bureau, being dragged away by Xi's officers as he screams 'call the consulate now' to a friend.
Mr Lawrence was beaten and kicked by the police officers and held in custody for 'several hours' before being released, as Chinese officials sought to crack down on the media and protesters in the city.
'Flight EK209 from Athens how to get to Pelion Newark on 10 November also made an unscheduled return to Athens, due to security checks requested by the authorities,' they added, saying passengers had been rebooked to travel on Friday and been provided with overnight accommodation.
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Hamilton's younger brother Nicolas, ALONISSOS ATHENS TAXI who who was diagnosed with spastic diplegia, SKOPELOS ATHENS TAXI a form of cerebral palsy, shortly after birth, contested 12 BTCC races in 2015 at the wheel of an Audi S3, but will tackle the full 30-race schedule this time around.
The passengers were taken off the Dubai-bound plane, EK 210, after it taxied along the runway - only for the captain to inform them there was a technical problem, and explain they were returning to the gate, said.
The plane circled Sardinia several times - some reports suggested that Italian and French authorities refused to let the plane land - and then returned to Athens, flying a circuitous route and avoiding passing over Sicily or western Greece.
Shanghai police officers tried to dismiss the arrest as being for Mr Lawrence's 'own good', claiming that he was arrested 'in case he caught Covid from the crowd'.
The BBC dismissed the farfetched explanation as implausible.
We have had no official explanation or apology from the Chinese authorities, beyond a claim by the officials who later released him that they had arrested him for his own good in case he caught Covid from the crowd. We do not consider this a credible explanation.'
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President Joe Biden said the US government has not 'been meeting with positive response' from Russia despite their continued efforts to free Griner, while Russia has not been willing to engage on a prisoner swap that would see her released.
A BBC journalist covering historic protests against President Xi Jinping's lockdown rules in China was arrested and beaten by police officers, with Chinese officials later making the bizarre claim that he was detained for his 'own good' in case he caught Covid from the crowd.
'Based on what we learned from relevant Shanghai authorities, he did not identify himself as a journalist and VOLOS PORT TAXI didn't voluntarily present his press credentials,' foreign ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian said, ALONISSOS ATHENS TAXI telling international media to 'follow Chinese laws and regulations while in China'.
And while it's unclear which penal colony the WNBA star has been transferred too, she faces the prospect of leaving the colony 'as a different person' according to Olga Romanova of group Russia Behind Bars.
The UK's Business Secretary Grant Shapps today denounced the officers' actions as 'unacceptable' and 'concerning'. He told LBC radio: VOLOS IGOUMENITSA TRANSFER 'Whatever else happens, freedom of the press should be sacrosanct.'
An advocate for a Russian prison rights group has said Brittney Griner's American nationality will be a 'disadvantage' in the already-brutal penal colony system, while her sexuality will also make her a 'threat' within the prison.
