Ching Cheong Incident

Extremely Disturbed by the Verdict on Ching Cheong

For Immediate Release 31 August 2006 Extremely Disturbed by the Verdict on Ching Cheong Mr. Ching Cheong, chief China correspondent for the Singapore’s Straits Times, has been jailed by the Beijing Second Intermediate People’s Court for five years today after conviction for alleged spying. We are extremely disturbed by the

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Ten Cities Press Conference for Jailed Journalist

For Immediate Release 21 July 2006 Ten Cities Press Conference for Jailed Journalist             A total of 20 international organizations from more than ten cities launched a press conference for the release of journalist Ching Cheong, the chief China correspondent for Singapore’s The Straits Times newspaper on 20 July

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Open Letter to Mr. Jia Qingling

27 June 2006 Dear Mr. Jia, Open Letter to Chairman of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference Mr. JIA Qingling Petition for a “Fair, Just and Open Trial” for Ching Cheong The China correspondent of the Singapore Straits Times Mr. Ching Cheong has been detained on the mainland for 1

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