Chinese guard forcibly grabs Dutch reporter during Winter Olympics live report

A Dutch reporter overlaying the Winter Olympics in Beijing was manhandled by a Chinese language authority throughout a dwell shot exterior the sport’s opening ceremonies.

Dutch public broadcasting correspondent Sjoerd den Daas tried to complete his report whereas being grabbed, pushed, and yelled at by the crimson armband-wearing guard earlier than the community minimize away from the shot and returned to the studio anchor, a clip from the Friday broadcast confirmed.

A fellow Dutch anchor is concerned while Sjoerd den Daas is knocked off by a Chinese guard.
A fellow Dutch anchor is worried whereas Sjoerd den Daas is knocked off by a Chinese language guard.
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Dutch correspondent Sjoerd den Daas was reporting during the Winter Olympics opening ceremony.
Dutch correspondent Sjoerd den Daas was reporting throughout the Winter Olympics opening ceremony.
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The Chinese offered no explanation why a guard pulled away Dutch correspondent Sjoerd den Daas.
The Chinese language provided no reason a guard pulled away Dutch correspondent Sjoerd den Daas.
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“Our correspondent @sjoerddendaas was pulled away from the digicam by safety guards at 12.00 pm dwell within the NOS Journaal. Sadly, that is more and more turning into a each day actuality for journalists in China. He's nice and was capable of end his story a couple of minutes later,” the outlet tweeted in Dutch.

It was not instantly obvious why den Daas was being accosted by the guard as he filed his report exterior Chook’s Nest stadium.

Widespread human rights violations and mistreatment of Chinese language athletes have forged a pall over the 2022 winter video games.


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Beijing had ordered worldwide athletes to not speak about China’s aggression, oppression or genocidal abuses throughout the video games. Communist guidelines additionally banned followers and athletes from cheering and prohibited abroad spectators.

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