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From the Communiqué
4 January 2012
Dissidents who posted "subversive" articles online get up to 10 years in prison
Officials in China have handed down a 10-year jail sentence to Chen Xi, the second dissident in three days to be convicted of inciting subversion through articles he posted online, says Reporters Without Borders (RSF). Another democracy campaigner, Chen Wei, was sentenced to nine years on similar charges, report RSF as well as the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), the International Press Institute (IPI) and the Writers in Prison Committee of PEN International. They are some of the heaviest sentences for inciting subversion since the Nobel laureate Liu Xiaobo was jailed for 11 years on Christmas Day 2009, say the groups.
21 September 2011
Journalist reporting on "gutter oil" stabbed to death
Two unemployed Chinese residents have been arrested today, 21 September, in the fatal stabbing of 30-year-old TV journalist Li Xiang. While police in the central city of Luoyang, Henan province, are calling the murder a robbery, IFEX members are urging Chinese authorities to investigate possible links between the killing and the journalist's investigative reporting.See all articles: China
Campaigns and Advocacy
7 October 2011
Human Rights Watch calls for release of Nobel laureate and others wrongly jailed, disappeared
Since the announcement of the 2010 Nobel prize, Beijing police have clamped down on Liu Xiaobo's family, friends, and supporters.
8 August 2011
Citing UN ruling, PEN American Center urges China to release Liu Xiaobo immediately
The UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention determined that Liu has been arbitrarily detained on a number of counts and that his trial was a "breach of fairness."
5 July 2011
IFJ calls for release of all journalists, writers and bloggers on Communist Party's 90th anniversary
Officials must recognise that increased media freedoms will assist China to become a transparent, accountable, fair and respectful nation, goals that match the party's future vision for the country, IFJ states.See all campaign news: China
Reports
23 January 2012
Press freedom suffered significant setbacks in 2011, says IFJ report
As the scent of the Jasmine Revolution in the Middle East and North Africa drifted towards China, central authorities tightened restrictions on the press, and stepped up intimidation of journalists.
8 December 2011
Launch of new book on regulating access to environmental information
The book examines the legal framework for accessing environmental information and juxtaposes the Chinese model with international standards and best practices from around the world.See all reports: China
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