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Accused of 'supplying state secrets', journalist Cheng Lei waited three years in a Chinese prison — here's how she made it home
1 year, 2 months ago

Accused of 'supplying state secrets', journalist Cheng Lei waited three years in a Chinese prison — here's how she made it home

ABC  

Australian journalist Cheng Lei has returned to Australia and been reunited with her family — more than three years after she was first detained in China. Ms Cheng was working as a broadcast journalist at Chinese state-owned media CGTN when she was arrested and accused of "supplying state secrets overseas" in 2020 — an allegation she rejected. Accused of 'endangering …

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Cheng Lei: Australian TV presenter is freed by China and finally returns home to Melbourne after three years in a 'black jail' accused of spying
1 year, 2 months ago

Cheng Lei: Australian TV presenter is freed by China and finally returns home to Melbourne after three years in a 'black jail' accused of spying

Daily Mail  

Australian journalist Cheng Lei has arrived home safely in Australia after she was detained in China for more than three years. The Australian Government had fought for Ms Cheng's release since she was detained by the Chinese Ministry of State Security on August 13, 2020. Ms Cheng, a 48-year-old mother of two, was not allowed to speak to her children …

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Australian journalist Cheng Lei back home after 3 years detained in China
1 year, 2 months ago

Australian journalist Cheng Lei back home after 3 years detained in China

Al Jazeera  

Former Chinese state TV anchor was imprisoned on murky charges of ‘supplying state secrets overseas’. An Australian journalist who was convicted on murky espionage charges and detained in China for three years has returned to Australia, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said. Cheng Lei, 48, who worked for the international department of China’s state broadcaster, was reunited with her two children …

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Australian journalist Cheng Lei faces trial in Beijing court
2 years, 8 months ago

Australian journalist Cheng Lei faces trial in Beijing court

The Hindu  

Australian journalist Cheng Lei was due to face trial in a Beijing court on Thursday on state secrets charges after more than 19 months in detention. Ms. Cheng, who was a television anchor for Chinese state broadcaster CGTN before being detained in August 2020, was formally arrested a year ago on suspicion of illegally supplying state secrets overseas. Ms. Cheng …

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China arrests Australian journalist Cheng Lei for allegedly spreading state secrets
3 years, 10 months ago

China arrests Australian journalist Cheng Lei for allegedly spreading state secrets

The Hindu  

China has formally arrested a Chinese-born Australian journalist for CGTN, the English-language channel of China Central Television, on suspicion of illegally supplying state secrets overseas, Australia's foreign minister said on Monday. “The Australian government has raised its serious concerns about Ms. Cheng's detention regularly at senior levels, including about her welfare and conditions of detention,” Foreign Minister Marise Payne said …

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Australia says China has formally arrested TV anchor for spying
3 years, 10 months ago

Australia says China has formally arrested TV anchor for spying

Al Jazeera  

Cheng Lei, who has been held for nearly six months, is accused of ‘illegally supplying state secrets overseas’. Cheng Lei, an Australian journalist who worked as an anchor for Chinese state television, has been formally arrested for “illegally supplying state secrets overseas”, Australia said on Monday, nearly six months after she suddenly disappeared in China. Australia’s foreign minister Marise Payne …

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Australian journalist Cheng Lei formally arrested in China, says Foreign Minister Marise Payne
3 years, 10 months ago

Australian journalist Cheng Lei formally arrested in China, says Foreign Minister Marise Payne

ABC  

Chinese authorities have formally arrested Australian journalist Cheng Lei on suspicion of "illegally supplying state secrets overseas" almost half a year after she was first detained. Cheng Lei's family speak out Photo shows Cheng Lei smiles in a photo from before her arrest The family of an Australian single mother detained in China on national security grounds has broken their …

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China confirms detained Australian Cheng Lei is accused of leaking state secrets, as her family break their silence
3 years, 10 months ago

China confirms detained Australian Cheng Lei is accused of leaking state secrets, as her family break their silence

ABC  

The family of an Australian single mother detained in China on national security grounds have broken their silence, saying her children are devastated by her absence and keep asking when she is coming home. Key points: Australian journalist Cheng Lei has been detained in China since August 2020 Chinese authorities have just confirmed she is accused of unlawfully supplying or …

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