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The partner of Chinese-Australian journalist Cheng Lei -- detained by Beijing authorities since August 2020 -- said he has serious concerns about her declining health behind bars in an interview aired…
The Australian partner of a journalist who has been detained in China for nearly two years said Thursday she is being denied the chance to speak with her family and consular staff, and her health is declining due to a poor prison diet.
SYDNEY (AP) — The Australian partner of a journalist who has been detained in China for nearly two years said Thursday she is being denied the chance to speak with her family and consular staff, and her health is declining due to a poor prison diet.
Journalist Cheng Lei, an Australian who was born in China, was detained in August 2020 on charges of suspicion of sharing state secrets
CHINA <strong>Worries over jailed reporter</strong> The partner of Chinese- Australian journalist Cheng Lei (成蕾)), detained by Beijing since August 2020, yesterday said he has serious concerns about her declining health behind bars. Cheng, a mother of two and former anchor at Chinese state broadcaster CGTN, was formally arrested in February last year and charged with “supplying state secrets overseas.” Nick Coyle, Cheng’s boyfriend and CEO of the China-Australia Chamber of Commerce, said he was concerned about a “range of health issues” his partner faced in prison, wh...