Liu Hu (journalist)

This is a Chinese name; the family name is Liu.
Liu Hu
Native name 刘虎
Born (1975-09-07) September 7, 1975
Yubei District of Chongqing
Residence Beijing
Occupation Journalist
Agent New Express
Liu Hu
Traditional Chinese 劉虎
Simplified Chinese 刘虎

Liu Hu (born September 7, 1975) is a Chinese journalist who was listed as one of the "One Hundred News Heroes" by Reporters Without Borders in 2014.[1]

Life

Liu Hu was born and raised in Yubei District of Chongqing.

In the middle of 2013, during the Anti-Corruption Campaign of the Communist Party of China, Liu Hu accused Ma Zhengqi (Chinese:马正其/馬正其) of corruption in real-name reporting.[2][3][4][5] On August 23, 2013, Liu Hu was detained by the Beijing police for defamation, then he was held in Beijing Detention Center.[6] On August 3, 2014, Liu Hu was awaiting the outcome of his appeal.[7][8][9][10][11]

References

  1. ↑ 中国三位媒体人入选全球"百位新闻英雄". Voice of America (in Chinese). 2014.
  2. ↑ "China Releases Investigative Journalist After Almost Year in Jail". Newsweek. 2014.
  3. ↑ "Detained investigative journalist formally charged". en.rsf.org. 2013.
  4. ↑ 记者刘虎涉诽谤罪被批捕 此前因涉传谣被刑拘. Tencent (in Chinese). 2013.
  5. ↑ 《新快报》记者刘虎在重庆家中被北京警方带走. 163.COM (in Chinese). 2013.
  6. ↑ 记者刘虎微博举报工商总局副局长马正其渎职. Sina (in Chinese). 2013.
  7. ↑ 中国记者刘虎涉诽谤羁押一年取保候审. BBC (in Chinese). 2014.
  8. ↑ "China releases investigative journalist after almost year in jail". Yahoo. 2014.
  9. ↑ "China releases investigative journalist after almost year in jail". WN.COM. 2014.
  10. ↑ "China releases investigative journalist after almost year in jail". 2014.
  11. ↑ "Chinese Prosecutors Approve Arrest of Whistleblower Journalist". Hollywood Reporter. 2014.


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