Chen Jieren Archives - Committee to Protect Journalists

A hutong alley in Beijing in October 2017. Hunan Province police arrested Chen Jieren, an independent blogger who frequently published articles critical of the Communist Party on his blog, on July 4, 2018, according to reports. (Reuters/Thomas Peter)

Chinese police arrest critical blogger Chen Jieren

July 11, 2018 10:32 AM EDT

Taipei, July 11, 2018–The Committee to Protect Journalists today called on Chinese authorities to immediately release Chen Jieren, an independent blogger who frequently published articles critical of the Communist Party officials on his blog, Jieren Guancha (Jieren Watch).