Zhào Yán

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Zhào Yán ( Chinese  赵岩 ; born March 14, 1962 in Harbin ) is a Chinese journalist . The charges against him for betraying state secrets caused a stir around the world.

Life

In May 2004, Zhao Yan started working for the New York Times. He previously worked for the “China Reform” magazine, but was released in 2004 and subsequently imprisoned after advising petitioners of the Tangshan protest and reporting positively on it. In September 2004, Zhao was arrested after he reported in an article about President Jiang Zemin's resignation in the New York Times. He was charged as a result of betraying state secrets. If convicted, he would have been threatened with up to ten years in prison. Ultimately, however, he was sentenced to three years in prison only for fraud. He was released on September 15, 2007.

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  1. ↑ Chinese Police Harass Journalist Who Covered Tangshan Protest , Radio Free Asia, July 14, 2004, accessed November 2, 2016
  2. ↑ Archive link ( Memento from September 29, 2007 in the Internet Archive )
  3. ↑ Erik Eckholm: Researcher for The Times in China Is Detained , New York Times, September 24, 2004, accessed November 2, 2016
  4. ↑ http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/5284304.stm
  5. ↑ China frees NY Times researcher , BBC News. September 15, 2007.  
  6. ↑ China: Reporter released after three years in prison , www.tagesschau.de (Tagesschau.de archive). September 15, 2007.  

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personal data
SURNAME Yán, Zhào
ALTERNATIVE NAMES 赵岩 (Chinese)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Chinese journalist
DATE OF BIRTH March 14, 1962
PLACE OF BIRTH Harbin