Courthouse Scuffle

The tough guys wore smiley face stickers, but they weren't there to spread good cheer. Scenes of pushing, shouting and shoving outside a Beijing courthouse this week were orchestrated by plainclothes security officers identified by a sticker familiar around the world - the yellow decal identified since the 1970s with the slogan "Have a Nice Day."

Security agents forcibly kept dozens of people away from the Beijing court where rights lawyer Pu Zhiqiang stood trial today, and authorities roughed up at least five protesters before taking them away in vehicles. At least one foreign journalist also reported being slammed to the ground.

The tough guys wore smiley face stickers, but they weren't there to spread good cheer. Scenes of pushing, shouting and shoving outside a Beijing courthouse this week were orchestrated by plainclothes security officers identified by a sticker familiar around the world - the yellow decal identified since the 1970s with the slogan "Have a Nice Day."

Security agents forcibly kept dozens of people away from the Beijing court where rights lawyer Pu Zhiqiang stood trial today, and authorities roughed up at least five protesters before taking them away in vehicles. At least one foreign journalist also reported being slammed to the ground.