China - Wen Tao, journalist and friend of Ai Weiwei, missing since 3 April

Reporters without borders

As the world continues to wait for news of dissident artist Ai Weiwei, who was arrested on 3 April, Reporters Without Borders is also worried about the former Global Times reporter Wen Tao, who disappeared the same day. Aged 38 and a native of Sichuan, Wen was last seen in the Beijing district of Caochangdi, where Ai's studio is located. After being a sports journalist for 11 years, Wen worked for the English-language version of Global Times but was fired last year because of his articles (...)

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