China - Call for investigative journalist's immediate release

Reporters without borders

Reporters Without Borders condemns investigative journalist Liu Wei's detention for the past 11 days on a charge of “illegally obtaining state secrets” in connection with his coverage of a high-profile corruption case. The deputy editor of Southern Metropolis News (南方都市报), a newspaper based in Guangdong, the 37-year-old Liu Wei (刘伟) was arrested in Jiangxi province, on 8 October while on his way to Beijing to attend a seminar, and is still being held in Pingxiang. The corruption case involves a (...)

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