22 Photos That China Don’t Want You To See By A Photojournalist Who Just Vanished In China
Lu Guang is a Chinese photojournalist, heavily criticized by the Chinese government for documenting and openly talking about issues like drug addiction, HIV and pollution. Sadly, the photographer might have become the latest victim of the Chinese government’s extreme censorship – his wife has reported him missing on the 3rd of November.
Guang was supposed to attend some photography events in the Xinjiang region of China and meet his friend Mr. Chen in Sichuan afterwards. But he didn’t make it to Sichuan. Neither his wife, Xu, nor Mr. Chen were able to contact the photographer. After calling the wife the person who invited Lu to Xinjiang, Xu was informed that both the photographer and the person who invited him were arrested by national security. This was later confirmed by officers from the Zhejiang province.
“He has been lost for more than 20 days,” said Xu on Twitter . “I have repeatedly contacted Xinjiang police but have been unable to get through. It is our 20th wedding anniversary [next week]. We should be celebrating it together. I can only hope for his safe return. ”
The Xinjiang region is well-known for its iron-fisted surveillance and control of the Uighur Muslim community, often arresting reporters investigating the events. “The reality in China is you never know if you’re going to get into trouble because there are no written rules,” said Lu in an interview last year.
Back in 2004, the photographer won the World Press Photo competition for exposing the AIDS villages of China, where many people have contracted HIV due to unsafe procedures carried out when giving blood.
Check out some of the photographer’s most shocking pictures in the gallery below.
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Lu Guang is a Chinese photojournalist, heavily criticized by the Chinese government
He might have become the latest victim of the Chinese government’s extreme censorship – he was reported missing since the 3rd of November
See some of his most shocking pictures China doesn’t want you to see below
Even social networks are censoring the photographer
Aušrys Uptas
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