Chinese Journalist Du Bin Charged With "Picking Quarrels," Press Freedoms Under Assault
Posted by Joseph Brouwer | Dec 18, 2020 Du Bin, a Chinese journalist whose films and books explored the dark side of recent Chinese history, was detained in Beijing yesterday. He was detained on suspicion of “picking quarrels and provoking trouble,” the same offense levied against citizen journalist Zhang Zhan, as well as hosts of other activists, journalists, and citizens whom Chinese authorities have aimed to silence. Last week, a report published by the Committee to Protect Journalists found that China has imprisoned 47 journalists, more than any other country in the world. Bloomberg n...
Source: chinadigitaltimes.net