Press freedom in China reached a record low during the pandemic, according to a new survey. China’s dismal status when it comes to freedom to report raises concerns about citizen journalists who are in the cross hairs of the ruling Chinese Communist Party (CCP). In its 2023 World Press Freedom Index, released on May 3, Reporters…

The Chinese communist regime’s Cyberspace Administration (CAC) launched a two-month “purge” on March 12 to strictly control the dissemination of information on China’s internet and to increase the censorship of online citizen journalists. The move has caused uproar online, however. A popular Chinese social media influencer also fell victim to the newly tightened censorship rules…

A volunteer revealed that citizen journalist Fang Bin is allegedly being jailed in a local detention center for undisclosed charges two years after his forced disappearance by Chinese authorities for reporting COVID-19 deaths in Wuhan. However, authorities refuse to officially verify his whereabouts. The source, who declined to be identified for safety concerns, confirmed to…

A local aid worker said that citizen journalist Fang Bin is allegedly being jailed in a local detention center for undisclosed charges two years after his forced disappearance by Chinese authorities for reporting on the early  COVID-19 oubreak in Wuhan. However, authorities refuse to officially verify his whereabouts. The source, who declined to be identified…

The Chinese regime is using the COVID-19 “health code” for pandemic control and as a means for social control. Recently, several rights lawyers and legal experts have revealed that their health codes suddenly changed from green to red without any reason. They could not travel freely and were put in forced quarantine. The Chinese communist…

The U.S. State Department said on Nov. 8 it is “deeply concerned” about the deteriorating health of citizen journalist Zhang Zhan, who has been undertaking a hunger strike yet force-fed during her detention for reporting on the early days of the global pandemic in China. “According to multiple reports citing her relatives’ comments, Ms. Zhang…

The U.S. State Department said on Nov. 8 it is “deeply concerned” about the deteriorating health of citizen journalist Zhang Zhan, who has been on a prolonged hunger strike and has been force-fed while imprisoned for reporting on the early days of the pandemic in China. “According to multiple reports citing her relatives’ comments, Ms….

TAIPEI, Taiwan—A Chinese citizen journalist serving a four-year sentence after reporting on the early stage of the COVID-19 pandemic in the city of Wuhan is in ill health after staging a long-running hunger strike, according to a lawyer who spoke with her family. Zhang Zhan was hospitalized on July 31 and now weighs less than…

Belgium-based International Federation of Journalists (IFJ), a trade union organization that seeks to defend press freedom, on Jan. 28 voiced grave concerns about the Chinese regime’s two recently issued rules on social media content. China’s National Press and Publication Administration (NPPA) announced on Jan. 19 new regulations on how regional authorities should conduct their annual…