Beijing [China], June 18 (ANI): Chinese authorities are dealing with worldwide criticism after issues emerged over the worsening well being of imprisoned journalist Dong Yuyu, with the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) urging China to grant him speedy medical parole for pressing remedy.
According to CPJ, the 64-year-old former journalist is affected by a quickly rising lung tumour and several other different critical medical situations that require specialised care.
Dong’s age and the cruel situations of his incarceration make his state of affairs more and more alarming.
Dong was admitted to a prison-affiliated hospital in Tianjin on April 28 after experiencing heart-related signs, together with palpitations and discomfort.
Medical examinations reportedly found a tumour measuring 3.3 by 2.2 centimetres within the decrease portion of his left lung.
Further testing is required to find out whether or not the mass is cancerous.
Dong’s son, Yifu, said that the tumour has grown rapidly and that his father has misplaced vital weight in latest months.
Additional examinations are anticipated to happen this week.
Doctors have additionally identified Dong with arrhythmia, an irregular heartbeat, and fitted him with a Holter monitor to repeatedly observe his cardiac exercise.
A former editor and columnist for the state-run Guangming Daily, Dong was detained in February 2022 whereas assembly a Japanese diplomat in Beijing.
Chinese authorities later charged him with espionage.
In November 2024, he was sentenced to seven years in jail, and the next court docket upheld the conviction in late 2025 after extended enchantment proceedings, as highlighted by CPJ.
Since being transferred to a jail in Tianjin earlier this 12 months, Dong has reportedly been required to carry out garment manufacturing work for as much as 9 hours every day whereas surviving on a nutritionally insufficient jail eating regimen.
The transfer has additionally made household visits considerably tougher.
China stays the world’s main jailer of journalists, with a minimum of 51 media staff presently behind bars, as reported by CPJ. (ANI)