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Trump Pressed Xi To Release Jailed Hong Kong Media Tycoon: Reports
US President Donald Trump appealed directly to China's Xi Jinping to free jailed Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai when the two leaders met in South Korea last week, according to three people briefed on the talks and a US administration official.
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"Provoking Trouble": Chinese Covid Whistleblower Gets 4 More Years Of Prison
A Chinese journalist jailed for four years after documenting the early phases of the COVID-19 outbreak from the pandemic's epicentre was sentenced on Friday to four more years in prison, Reporters Without Borders said.
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Chinese Ex-Central Bank Officer Jailed For 16 Years For Corruption: Report
A former senior official at China's central bank has been sentenced to more than 16 years in prison for corruption, Chinese media reported on Thursday.
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China Slams UN For "Irresponsible" Comments On Jailed Citizen Journalist
China on Saturday harshly criticised the United Nations over comments demanding the release of a citizen journalist jailed for her coverage of the country's COVID-19 response.
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Hong Kong Tycoon Jimmy Lai Arrested Again While In Jail: Report
Jailed Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai has been arrested again, on suspicion of assisting one of 12 fugitives China captured at sea last year, his Apple Daily tabloid and Oriental Daily said on Wednesday, without citing a source.
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EU Demands Release Of Chinese Citizen Journalist Arrested For Reporting On Covid
The European Union on Tuesday demanded that China release citizen journalist Zhang Zhan and several other jailed reporters, lawyers and human rights champions.
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Chinese Citizen Journalist Jailed For 4 Years For Wuhan Virus Reports
A Chinese citizen journalist was jailed for four years for her livestream reporting from Wuhan as the Covid-19 outbreak unfurled, her lawyer said Monday, almost a year after details of an "unknown viral pneumonia" surfaced in the central China city.
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China Jails Scientist Who Gene-Edited Babies: Report
A Chinese court on Monday sentenced the scientist who claimed to be behind the world's first gene-edited babies to three years in prison for illegal medical practice, state media reported.
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China Imprisoned More Journalists Than Any Other Country In 2019: Report
China imprisoned at least 48 journalists in 2019, more than any other country, displacing Turkey as the most oppressive place for the profession, a report by the Committee to Protect Journalists report said on Wednesday.
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China's First "Cyber-Dissident" Gets 12-Year In Jail For Leaking State Secrets: Court
China's first "cyber-dissident", whose website reported on sensitive topics including human rights, was sentenced to 12 years in prison Monday for leaking state secrets, a court said.
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Trump Pressed Xi To Release Jailed Hong Kong Media Tycoon: Reports
US President Donald Trump appealed directly to China's Xi Jinping to free jailed Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai when the two leaders met in South Korea last week, according to three people briefed on the talks and a US administration official.
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"Provoking Trouble": Chinese Covid Whistleblower Gets 4 More Years Of Prison
A Chinese journalist jailed for four years after documenting the early phases of the COVID-19 outbreak from the pandemic's epicentre was sentenced on Friday to four more years in prison, Reporters Without Borders said.
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Chinese Ex-Central Bank Officer Jailed For 16 Years For Corruption: Report
A former senior official at China's central bank has been sentenced to more than 16 years in prison for corruption, Chinese media reported on Thursday.
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China Slams UN For "Irresponsible" Comments On Jailed Citizen Journalist
China on Saturday harshly criticised the United Nations over comments demanding the release of a citizen journalist jailed for her coverage of the country's COVID-19 response.
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Hong Kong Tycoon Jimmy Lai Arrested Again While In Jail: Report
Jailed Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai has been arrested again, on suspicion of assisting one of 12 fugitives China captured at sea last year, his Apple Daily tabloid and Oriental Daily said on Wednesday, without citing a source.
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EU Demands Release Of Chinese Citizen Journalist Arrested For Reporting On Covid
The European Union on Tuesday demanded that China release citizen journalist Zhang Zhan and several other jailed reporters, lawyers and human rights champions.
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Chinese Citizen Journalist Jailed For 4 Years For Wuhan Virus Reports
A Chinese citizen journalist was jailed for four years for her livestream reporting from Wuhan as the Covid-19 outbreak unfurled, her lawyer said Monday, almost a year after details of an "unknown viral pneumonia" surfaced in the central China city.
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China Jails Scientist Who Gene-Edited Babies: Report
A Chinese court on Monday sentenced the scientist who claimed to be behind the world's first gene-edited babies to three years in prison for illegal medical practice, state media reported.
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China Imprisoned More Journalists Than Any Other Country In 2019: Report
China imprisoned at least 48 journalists in 2019, more than any other country, displacing Turkey as the most oppressive place for the profession, a report by the Committee to Protect Journalists report said on Wednesday.
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China's First "Cyber-Dissident" Gets 12-Year In Jail For Leaking State Secrets: Court
China's first "cyber-dissident", whose website reported on sensitive topics including human rights, was sentenced to 12 years in prison Monday for leaking state secrets, a court said.
