An Australian journalist turns her harrowing China prison ordeal into a memoir and play

Cheng Lei is rebuilding her life after three years in a Beijing prison. She has written a memoir and a play, tried stand-up ...

Australian journalist rebuilds life after China prison ordeal with memoir and play

"I think when your life gets shattered and you lose so many things that used to define you, you do have a kind of freedom to ...
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Fentanyl pipeline: How a Chinese prison helped fuel a deadly drug crisis in the United States

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China sentences Uyghur scholar to life in prison, rights group says

BEIJING (Reuters) - China has sentenced a high-profile Uyghur academic to life in prison on charges of "endangering state security", a U.S.-based rights group said, citing a Chinese government source.
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China hands 3-1/2-year prison sentence to Astellas' Japanese employee, Nikkei says

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. TOKYO (Reuters) -A Beijing court on Wednesday sentenced a Japanese employee of Astellas Pharma to 3-1/2 years in prison, the ...
The Hill

China releases jailed American pastor after 18 years in prison

An American pastor jailed in China for more than 18 years was released this week, the State Department said Monday. David Lin, 68, was arrested in China in 2006 and sentenced to life in prison. He was ...
Washington Examiner

Ex-US guard in China gets 9-year prison sentence

WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge sentenced a former U.S. security guard in China on Tuesday to nine years in prison for trying to sell photos and other secret information to China’s Ministry of State ...