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China Slaps Exit Ban on Wife, Son of Defected Former Journalist

Posted on 12/10/2015 by | China Slaps Exit Ban on Wife, Son of Defected Former Journalist已关闭评论

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Journalist Li Xin, who went into exile to protect his family in China, in undated photo.
Photo courtesy of Li Xin

Authorities in the southern province of Guangdong have prevented the wife and son of a former columnist at a top Chinese newspaper from leaving the country to join him after his defection.

Li Xin, rights activist and writer for the cutting-edge Southern Metropolis Daily newspaper, fled to India three months ago after being recruited by China’s state security police to spy on his fellow Continue reading →

China Slaps Exit Ban on Wife, Son of Defected Former Journalist已关闭评论

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Gao Yu: Court upholds verdict for jailed Chinese journalist

Posted on 11/25/2015 by | Gao Yu: Court upholds verdict for jailed Chinese journalist已关闭评论

_86883454_030276003-1Ms Gao, seen here in a 2007 file picture, is a well-known investigative journalist

A Chinese court has upheld a guilty verdict against a senior journalist accused of leaking state secrets, her lawyer said.

Gao Yu did, however, receive a reduced sentence from seven years to five years in prison.

Ms Gao, who is 71, was found guilty last April and appealed her Continue reading →

Gao Yu: Court upholds verdict for jailed Chinese journalist已关闭评论

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Chinese Media Outlets ‘Take Daily Orders’ From Government: Journalist

Posted on 11/17/2015 by | Chinese Media Outlets ‘Take Daily Orders’ From Government: Journalist已关闭评论

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image (38)Journalist Li Xin, who went into exile to protect his family in China, in undated photo.
Photo courtesy of Li Xin

A former columnist at a top newspaper who fled China after being recruited to spy on activists by state security police has revealed some of the inner workings of Continue reading →

Chinese Media Outlets ‘Take Daily Orders’ From Government: Journalist已关闭评论

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Hong Kong Journalists Slam University’s Injunction as Doubts ‘Deepen’ Over Interference

Posted on 11/04/2015 by | Hong Kong Journalists Slam University’s Injunction as Doubts ‘Deepen’ Over Interference已关闭评论

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Journalists in Hong Kong have hit out at an injunction barring them from broadcasting secret recordings of a meeting of the University of Hong Kong (HKU)’s governing body.

The university applied for the injunction and called on Commercial Radio, which broadcast two secretly made recordings from a meeting of the HKU Council in which some members rejected liberal scholar Johannes Chan as a candidate for a high-ranking managerial post.

The recordings emerged after Chan was rejected for Continue reading →

Hong Kong Journalists Slam University’s Injunction as Doubts ‘Deepen’ Over Interference已关闭评论

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China Holds Top Reporter on ‘State Secrets’ Charges

Posted on 10/21/2015 by | China Holds Top Reporter on ‘State Secrets’ Charges已关闭评论

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Southern Metropolis Daily journalist Liu Wei in an undated photo.
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Authorities in the eastern Chinese province of Jiangxi are holding a top investigative journalist on suspicion of “obtaining state secrets,” his newspaper has reported.

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Concerns Grow For Jailed Chinese Journalist Gao Yu After Illness

Posted on 10/14/2015 by | Concerns Grow For Jailed Chinese Journalist Gao Yu After Illness已关闭评论

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A lawyer for jailed Chinese journalist Gao Yu on Tuesday warned of her deteriorating health in prison after she received emergency treatment for a heart attack earlier this month.

Lawyer Shang Baojun visited Gao in a Beijing detention Continue reading →

Concerns Grow For Jailed Chinese Journalist Gao Yu After Illness已关闭评论

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Caijing Journalist’s Shaming Signals China’s Growing Control Over News Media

Posted on 09/12/2015 by | Caijing Journalist’s Shaming Signals China’s Growing Control Over News Media已关闭评论

By AMIE TSANG SEPT. 6, 2015

07caijing-master180-v3A screen grab of CCTV footage of Wang Xiaolu, a journalist with the Caijing business magazine. He was compelled to confess that he had written a “sensational” and “irresponsible” article on the stock market. Credit Cctv/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images
HONG KONG — When the Chinese Ministry of Public Security arrested nearly 200 people at the end of August for “spreading rumors,” one of the most prominent targets was Wang Xiaolu, a reporter for the respected business magazine Caijing.

Mr. Wang was compelled to confess on television before going to trial. Dressed in a green polo shirt and looking downcast, he told viewers of China Central Television, the main state network, Continue reading →

Caijing Journalist’s Shaming Signals China’s Growing Control Over News Media已关闭评论

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Gao Yu, Jailed Chinese Journalist, Is Said to Be Receiving Good Medical Care

Posted on 08/09/2015 by | Gao Yu, Jailed Chinese Journalist, Is Said to Be Receiving Good Medical Care已关闭评论

By DIDI KIRSTEN TATLOW AUGUST 7, 2015 7:45 AM August 7, 2015 7:45 am

The journalist Gao Yu, who was sentenced to seven years in prison in April for leaking state secrets abroad, is receiving good medical care compared with that provided to most Chinese prisoners, her lawyers said on Friday.

07SINO-GAO-articleInline-v2Gao Yu, in a photo from June 9, 2012, is serving a seven-year prison term for allegedly leaking state secrets.Credit Kin Cheung/Associated Press
But the results of a physical examination in mid-July were worrying, said Shang Baojun, one of her two lawyers, in a telephone interview. They showed that Ms. Gao, 71, has cardiovascular problems including high blood pressure.

The day after receiving the results on July 28, Continue reading →

Gao Yu, Jailed Chinese Journalist, Is Said to Be Receiving Good Medical Care已关闭评论

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