Press pressed for freedom — Chinese journalist tops ’10 Most Urgent’ Press Freedom Cases

This appeared in The Millennial Source

China’s crackdown on press freedom has earned itself a high ranking on the list of countries known to imprison their journalists, according to Reporters Without Borders (RSF) — the international non-profit specializing in issues related to freedom of information and the press.

According to the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), China is now the second-leading country to imprison journalists in its efforts to curb freedom of the press, with Turkey taking the number one position.

Activist and journalist detained

The imprisonment of Chinese journalist Sophia Huang Xueqin has brought light to the current state of press freedom in China, amid ongoing unrest in Hong Kong.

Since October 17, when the #MeToo movement leader and journalist was detained, supporters took to Twitter to voice their concerns regarding her whereabouts. A Twitter account “Free Xueqin” was also created.

Many fear that she is being held in “black jail” — a colloquial term for an unknown location where physical torture takes place. Free Xueqin tweeted in November this year that she may very well be “ in an unknown…