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Son of jailed journalist calls for father's release amid press freedom concerns in China

The son of journalist Dong Yuyu has called for his father's release from a seven-year prison sentence, stating it is unjust and unrelated to national security or espionage.
Dong Yuyu was arrested in February 2022 while lunching with a Japanese diplomat, shocking many in China and the journalism community.
The U.S. State Department and Reporters Without Borders condemned Dong's imprisonment, criticizing China's press freedom situation.
Dong Yuyu is in good health and exercises daily, but he receives minimal sunlight and cannot see his wife in prison.

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Hindustan Times

Son of jailed journalist calls for father's release amid press freedom concerns in China

Dong Yifu calls for the release of his father, journalist Dong Yuyu, sentenced to seven years for alleged espionage.

1 day ago·New Delhi, India

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jurist.org

Son of jailed Chinese journalist Dong Yuyu calls for his release

The son of Chinese journalist Dong Yuyu jailed for espionage called for his father’s release on Monday at a National Press Club event where he denounced his father’s conviction as the Chinese government’s crackdown on press freedom. Dong Yuyu’s son, Dong Yifu, has called on Japanese authorities in Washington to assist, emphasizing that his father did not commit espionage during his meetings with diplomats. Dong Yifu has also expressed concern th…

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Washington Top News

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Son of Chinese journalist jailed for espionage calls for his father’s release

WASHINGTON (AP) — The son of a Chinese journalist accused of espionage called for his father's release from a seven-year prison sentence in the high-profile…

1 day ago·Washington, United States

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Euronews

Son of jailed Chinese journalist urges his release

Dong Yuyu, known for advocating political reform and democracy, was sentenced in November 2023, with prosecutors citing eight meetings with Japanese diplomats as evidence of participation in espionage.

2 days ago·France

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Associated Press News

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Son of Chinese journalist jailed for espionage calls for his father's release

The son of a Chinese journalist accused of espionage is calling for his father to be released from his seven-year prison sentence. The arrest and imprisonment of Dong Yuyu was

2 days ago·United States

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thelinkpaper.ca

Son of jailed journalist calls for father's release amid press freedom concerns in China - Link Newspaper

The son of a Chinese journalist accused of espionage called for his father’s release from a seven-year prison sentence in the high-profile case that signaled Beijing’s tighten grip on journalism. Dong Yuyu, then a senior editor at a Communist Party-run newspaper that was increasingly out of step with the party’s hardening line, was arrested in February 2022 as he was having lunch with a Japanese diplomat in Beijing. Dong Yifu said at the Nationa…

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