Amid jail releases, Chinese journalist's sentence extended
June 23, 2011 5:31 PM ET
New York, June 23, 2011--Authorities in Shandong should overturn a second prison sentence handed down to freelance journalist Qi Chonghuai just days before the end of his term, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today. Two of three Chinese journalists...
Attacks on the Press in 2008: China
February 10, 2009 12:42 AM ET
In the year of the “One World, One Dream” Olympics, China’s punitive and highly restrictive press policies became a global issue. International reporters who arrived early to prepare for the Games flocked to cover antigovernment riots in Tibet and...
Olympics: Dissidents' spouses face great strain
August 8, 2008 5:02 PM ET
Amid the fanfare of the Olympic opening ceremony today, a press release from Human Rights in China highlights pressure on dissidents and their families as Chinese authorities try to quash anything that threatens to disturb the long-awaited Games. Police...
Chinese journalist sentenced to four years
May 13, 2008 12:00 PM ET
New York, May 13, 2008—Qi Chonghuai, a journalist in China’s Shandong province who had written critically about local officials, was sentenced today to four years in prison for fraud and extortion in a trial that lasted 12 hours, according to...
Attacks on the Press 2007: China
February 5, 2008 11:37 AM ET
In a year of internal political wrangling and further emergence on the global stage, Chinese leadership under President Hu Jintao showed a keen awareness of public opinion at home and abroad. But the result was not greater freedom for the...