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The Guardian - UK
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Amy Hawkins

Beijing court to rule in appeal of jailed Chinese journalist Dong Yuyu

Dong Yuyu Beijing Espionage China Committee to Protect Journalists Human Rights
Dong Yuyu: he is in his early 60s with receding dark hair and wears rimless glasses and a pale blue cotton shirt; he is smiling as he stands in front of a dark background which appears to be a hillside with greenery
Dong Yuyu has been in custody since February 2022; he was convicted in November 2024 on espionage charges and sentenced to seven years in jail. Photograph: Dong’s Family/Reuters

A court in Beijing is expected to rule on Thursday in the appeal of Dong Yuyu, a Chinese journalist who is serving a seven-year jail sentence on espionage charges.

The detention of Dong, a senior columnist with a long career in Chinese state media, has been criticised by the US government and by international human rights and press freedom organisations.

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