Chinese police detain Hong Kong journalist
May 16, 2018 12:35 PM ET
Taipei, May 16, 2018--The Committee to Protect Journalists today called on Chinese authorities to stop harassing and detaining journalists and to explain why they detained and injured a cameraperson reporting on a human rights lawyer's court hearing....
China arrests journalist for 'spreading rumors' after he reported on Yili Group
April 6, 2018 3:54 PM ET
Taipei, April 6, 2018--Chinese authorities should immediately release from custody journalist Zou Guangxiang and stop harassing the media for doing its job, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today....
CPJ calls on IOC to ensure press freedom at 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing
July 31, 2015 6:54 AM ET
New York, July 31, 2015--The Committee to Protect Journalists is concerned by the decision to award the 2022 Winter Olympic Games to Beijing and calls on the International Olympic Committee to ensure that journalists are able to freely cover all...
Business as usual under new Chinese leadership
May 2, 2013 1:20 PM ET
Almost two months have passed since President Xi Jinping took office. Despite expectations for greater transparency, Beijing continues to try to suppress information on a broad range of issues from human rights to public health....
China ducks questions about Al-Jazeera expulsion
May 8, 2012 5:50 PM ET
"The Beijing branch of Al-Jazeera is still functioning normally." This was not an auspicious reaction to the news that Al-Jazeera English has closed its Beijing bureau after being refused journalist visas. Ministry of Foreign Affairs Spokesman Hong Lei's responses...