From Eowyn, sent this morning:

Hello friends and family of Brian Conley and Alive in Baghdad,

If you haven’t heard yet, Brian was among 6 people recently arrested in Beijing, China while traveling to cover pro-Tibet demonstrations. We believe his arrest and detention (now over 3 days) are a direct result of his work as a journalist and his commitment to reporting on people’s struggles. Of course, a repressive and authoritarian Chinese government doesn’t help much either.

We have set up this email list to provide regular (daily, more or less) updates on the situation. If you DO NOT want to receive these updates, please feel free to respond directly to this email address These updates will not include information about other Tibet-related protests or detentions. We couldn’t do better than www.FreeTibet2008.org , so we won’t even try.

Here is the most recent information we have about the situation. This is followed by a statement from Eowyn (Brian’s wife) and resources for additional information. Please feel free to forward this to anyone who might be interested. Also, send us links to articles or other resources you find. Thanks!

As of about 8 pm Eastern Standard Time on Thursday, August 21 Brian and 5 others had been detained for approximately 77 hours, with no communication from them and minimal direct information from the Chinese authorities.

Earlier on Thursday, according to the Agency France Press the Beijing police disclosed that “Thomas” and 5 other unnamed activists had been sentenced to 10 days administrative detention for “upsetting public order.” We believe that the 6 detainees are Brian Conley, Jeff Rae (who also works with Alive in Baghdad), James Powderly, Jeff Goldin, Michael Liss, and Tom Grant.

After 72 hours of detention, foreign governments are expected to inform local embassies of the detention of any foreign nationals. The US Embassy has been confirmed the names of the 6 detainees with the Chinese authorities. The Embassy has also been in touch with Eowyn and assured her that they are working diligently to gain access to Brian and the other detainees.

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“Brian Conley, creator of the well-known videoblog, Alive in Baghdad, was detained with his friend, Jeffrey Rae, early Tuesday, August 19th in Beijing.”

Anyone know anything? Pass this around - maybe we can confirm his status…

dhp [at] creepysleepy [dot] com

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Brian Conley, aka Alive in Baghdad, Detained in BejingBrian Conley, aka Alive in Baghdad, Detained in Bejing
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