Penname
Sex Male
Birth date 1986-08
Birth place Jiazi Town, Lufeng City, Guangdong Province
Resident place Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province
Education BA in Humanities at Guangzhou University
Profession Reporter of New Express (ICPC honorary member)
Date of arrest 2013-10-19 (detained), 2013-10-30 (arrest)
Organ of arrest Changsha Public Security Bureau, Hunan Province
Cause of arrest Reporting several negative stories about Changsha-based Zoomlion Heavy Industry Science and Technology Co. Ltd
Charge Defamation and bribery (only the first charge when arrested)
Date of sentence 2014-10-17
Organ of sentence People’s Court of Yuelu District, Changsha, Hunan Province
Sentence One year and ten months imprisonment
Defender unknown
Place of jail No. 1 Detention Center of Changshao City, Hunan Province
Situation in jail unknown
Date of release 2015-08-18
Family contact
Donation to
Case adopted by ICPC
Current Status Main case
Reference
http://www.businessinsider.com/detained-chinese-reporter-chen-yongzhou-makes-confession-2013-10?IR=T
http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2013/nov/02/chen-yongzhou-weibo-china-struggles-media
http://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052702304073204579168893605236708
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1618412/chinese-journalist-jailed-defamation-after-writing-exposes-state-firm