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Advocacy Manager at Reporters Without Borders & President of RSF Taiwan Chapter / Human Rights, Press Freedom, Taiwan, China & Hong Kong / Formerly Correspondent for PAP / views expressed are my own @rsf.org & @rsf-chinese.bsky.social
U.N. experts condemned conviction of journalist Frenchie Mae Cumpio calling it “deeply troubling” & highlighting lack of due process. We stand with the #FreeFrenchieMaeCumpio coalition until justice is served. It’s time for President Marcos Jr. to end this injustice.
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Jimmy Lai will not appeal his #NSL conviction. This should come as no surprise given the collapse of the rule of law in #HongKong. Decisions are directed by Beijing, not an independent judiciary. Jimmy Lai is innocent. The UK must act to bring its citizen home. #FreeJimmyLai
RSF exhibition Shooting the World of Tomorrow opens today in Taipei!
Celebrating its 40th anniversary, @rsf.org presents an exhibition featuring 40 photojournalists exploring defining forces: environment, exile, and global crises.
📅 12 Jan –11 Feb 2026
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Chinese translation of my conversation with Trịnh Hữu Long. Hope this lets more folks in Taiwan know about and become better acquainted with the work of Legal Initiatives for Vietnam
RSF joins @hongkongwatch.bsky.social & other NGOs in urging the #UK Prime Minister to condition any future economic agreement with #China on Jimmy Lai’s release. Detained for nearly 5 years in #HongKong, the publisher was recently convicted under the national security law & now faces life in prison.
#HongKong: With short notice, 2 years after his sham trial began, the verdict in Jimmy Lai’s trial is set for Monday, 15/12. Given his age, prison conditions, and deteriorating health, every day he stays in jail risks his life. It’s time for democracies, especially 🇬🇧 and 🇺🇸, to act for his release.
#Vietnam: Ahead of the 4th anniversary of the sentencing of prominent Vietnamese journalist, Pham Doan Trang, RSF and an international coalition of NGOs is calling on the international community to intensify pressure on the Vietnamese authorities to secure her release.
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#HongKong: RSF is outraged that a Hong Kong court has delivered a guilty verdict in the sham #NSL trial of British publisher Jimmy Lai.The Apple Daily founder has been held in solitary confinement for almost 5 years in appalling conditions. Democracies must act before he dies in jail. #FreeJimmyLai
We are outraged but not surprised, taking into consideration that Beijing handpicked three NSL judges. This trial was nothing more than a sham. Given Lai’s deteriorating health, it is high time for UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer and US President Donald Trump to press Beijing for his release.
Major win for #FreeGuiMinhai campaign! 7 years after RSF filed its initial submission on Gui Minhai, the UN WGAD concluded that the regime is arbitrarily detaining the Swedish publisher. We now call on the int. community to pressure #China for his release.
🔴 @rsf.org 2025 round-up is now online. A total of 503 journalists are currently detained worldwide. The world’s largest jailer of journalists remains #China, (121 detainees). #Russia (48) is now in 2nd place, #Myanmar (47) ranks 3rd.
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#HongKong: Jimmy Lai is spending his 78th birthday behind bars today for doing his job as a journalist. The publisher has been held for more than 1800 days in solitary confinement & his health is rapidly deteriorating. RSF once again urges democracies to mobilise to secure his release. #FreeJimmyLai
#HongKong: Jimmy Lai, founder of the now-defunct Apple Daily, has been held for 1,800 days in solitary confinement — and his health has seriously deteriorated. RSF once again urges democracies to mobilise to secure his release, before the publisher - a British citizen - dies in jail.
#HongKong: RSF condemns the threats made against int media outlets that were summoned by China's #NSL office & accused of “spreading false information” following last week’s deadly fire. As the crackdown on the press continues, reporters persist in reporting the facts despite growing red lines.
Zhang Zhan has been located in Shanghai Women’s Prison, but her situation remains deeply worrying. Attempts to silence or disappear her must not be allowed. We urge authorities to immediately allow unobstructed, timely access for her family and lawyer. Prison address: 上海市松江区泗泾镇张泾路1601号
#China: Today, the Beijing High Court upheld a 7 year prison sentence against prominent journalist Dong Yuyu on trumped-up spying charges. His only "crime" was maintaining contact with foreign diplomats. RSF is appalled by this decision and calls for his immediate release. #FreeDongYuyu
#Philippines: The verdicts in the cases against journalist Frenchie Mae Cumpio will be decided on 22 Jan (for “illegal possession of a firearm”) and 9 Feb (for “financing terrorism”). We repeat our call for her release — these are false charges, as our investigations show: rsf.org/en/frenchie-...
Where is Minnie Chan?
Two years after SCMP defence reporter Minnie Chan disappeared in Beijing, her whereabouts remain unknown. In #China, journalists can be held in secret, without legal rights. At @rsf.org we urge Beijing to reveal her location and release her immediately.
🇨🇳❄️ In BBC's feature on China’s #PolarSilkRoad, I noted how the “China optimism” in Central Eastern Europe once symbolized by the #ChinaEuropeRailway has faded.
Since the onset of full-scale invasion in Ukraine, CEE govts have turned from engagement to strategic caution.
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RSF condemns the online hate campaign targeting the Walkley Foundation journalism award, following the nomination of cartoonist @badiucao.bsky.social. Badiucao, who has collaborated with RSF, has been the target of repeated attacks for years due to his drawings critical of the Chinese regime🇨🇳.
🔴 十年前，瑞典出版人 #桂民海 在泰国遭 #中国 特工掳走。过去五年来，其处境与下落始终杳无音讯。上周，以无国界记者为首的90个新闻自由与人权非政府组织联合呼吁释放他。这名新闻自由倡议者遭中国政府强迫失踪，五年间其下落始终成谜。桂民海本当与任何欧洲公民一样享有保障，至少应获准寻求领事协助、联系自己的爱女。
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10 years ago, Swedish publisher Gui Minhai was kidnapped by Chinese agents in Thailand. For the past 5 years, there has been no news of his fate. The EU and Sweden must make it clear that any continued refusal to release Gui Minhai will have political consequences for their relations with Beijing.
#China: Today, on the 10-year anniversary of the kidnapping of poet, bookseller and PEN member, Gui Minhai, 65 PEN Centres around the world renew our demand for his immediate and unconditional release.
Read our joint statement ⬇️
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#FreeGuiMinhai
Grateful to all MEPs who supported and worked this resolution. The European Parliament again calls on #China to free Swedish publisher Gui Minhai, kidnapped in Thailand ten years ago. We’ll keep fighting until he’s finally released from prison. #FreeGuiMinhai
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Read our newest investigation. RSF tested three of China’s main chatbots, which use a generative AI built on large language models. Their technical skills rival those of the US-made ChatGPT, but their built‑in propaganda and censorship are as unavoidable as they are frightening.
Zhang Zhan was so weak she needed support entering the courtroom for her trial last week, where she was again sentenced to four years in prison. Her health has been severely affected by hunger strikes she undertakes to protest persecution. She does not belong in prison. #FreeZhangZhan
🌏 255 journalists are standing with Frenchie Mae Cumpio! In an unprecedented show of solidarity, media groups including RSF, CPJ, FPU, NUJP, and AlterMidya are calling on President Marcos Jr. to release her. An attack on one journalist is an attack on press freedom everywhere. #FreeFrenchieMaeCumpio
据维权网报道，8月11日，湖南株洲自媒体人 #尹建根 被跨省抓捕。
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尹建根，长期关注民生问题，为维权人士发声；
2025年8月11日，因发文批评安徽省和县历阳镇党委书记，被和县警方跨省抓捕；
2025年9月15日，被以涉嫌 #寻衅滋事罪 正式批捕。
Still shocked and outraged by Zhang Zhan’s baseless 4-year sentence. She should be honoured as an “information hero,” not locked in brutal prison conditions. The world must keep pressing Beijing for her immediate release. #FreeZhangZhan
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