China - EU foreign ministers must press China about ailing detained journalist

Reporters without borders

Chinese journalist Gao Yu, a former Deutsche Welle correspondent held since May 2014, needs urgent medical attention, according to the information obtained by Reporters Without Borders, which urges European Union foreign ministers to summon China's ambassadors and protest about its persecution of Gao. Alarming reports about Gao Yu's condition have been circulating on the Internet for several days but, despite the obvious decline in her state of health, the authorities continue to subject her (...)

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