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…
Chinese Citizen Journalist Who Reported on COVID-19 Released After 3 Years, Homeless
Chinese citizen journalist Fang Bin was released on Sunday after being secretly sentenced to three years in prison by the Chinese communist regime for exposing the true situation of the COVID-19 outbreak in the central Chinese city Wuhan. On Monday, Fang was reportedly homeless owing to the regime’s pressure on his family. A Wuhan resident…
US Commission Urges China to Release Citizen Journalist Who Reported on COVID
A Chinese citizen journalist who chronicled desperate scenes from Wuhan at the onset of the pandemic has now been detained for over three years. On Feb. 9, the U.S. Congress and the Congressional-Executive Commission on China called on the Chinese regime to immediately release the man, Fang Bin. “#FangBin, a citizen journalist and #FalunGong practitioner,…
Wuhan COVID Whistleblower Allegedly in Local Detention House After 2-Year Disappearance
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…
Citizen Journalist Who Reported on Wuhan Outbreak Allegedly in Local Detention House After 2-Year Disappearance
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…
Whereabouts of Arrested Chinese COVID-19 Whistleblower Confirmed by Source
Fang Bin, the first Chinese citizen journalist who reported on the beginnings of the COVID-19 pandemic in central China, is being detained at the Jiang’an Detention Center in the city of Wuhan, a local official said on Nov. 24. The official told The Epoch Times that Fang’s case is in the hands of the Jiang’an…
Missing Chinese Citizen Journalist Who Covered Wuhan Outbreak Currently Held in Detention, Source Says
Fang Bin, the first Chinese citizen journalist who reported on the beginnings of the COVID-19 pandemic in central China, is being detained at the Jiang’an Detention Center in the city of Wuhan, a local official said on Nov. 24. The official told The Epoch Times that Fang’s case is in the hands of the Jiang’an…
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