Beijing court to rule in appeal of jailed Chinese journalist Dong Yuyu

Detention of Dong on espionage charges has been criticised by human rights and press freedom organisations

A court in Beijing is expected to rule on Thursday in the appeal of Dong Yuyu, a Chinese journalist who is serving a seven-year jail sentence on espionage charges.

The detention of Dong, a senior columnist with a long career in Chinese state media, has been criticised by the US government and by international human rights and press freedom organisations.

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