A British journalist has been arrested and "beaten" in China during mass protests against restrictive Covid measures.
Ed Lawrence, a senior journalist and camera operator for the BBC ’s China Bureau, was detained by authorities on Sunday while covering a demonstration in Shanghai, a spokesperson for the broadcaster said.
The corporation said they were "extremely concerned" after discovering he had been "held for several hours before being released", adding that he had been "beaten and kicked by the police" while working as an accredited journalist.
