The Shanghai government took measures at the weekend to prevent public criticism of its role in the New Year’s Eve stampede that left 36 people dead, including banning interviews with relatives of victims and allowing only photos cleared by censors into city papers.
The cause of the stampede on the city’s historic waterfront known as the “Bund” — which claimed the lives of mostly young people, including a 12- year- old boy — remains unclear.
But online discussion of the event, including criticism of local police for failing to staff the event adequately, has been shut down and critical posts deleted. According to Hong Kong’s South China Morning Post newspaper, dozens of those who posted online criticisms have been interrogated by police.
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