by PenSydney | Aug 20, 2026
When journalist Cheng Lei was detained by Chinese state security agents, she thought she would be freed within the week. Instead, she was held on absurd espionage charges in isolated conditions for more than three years. A veteran business journalist, the Chinese-born...
by PenSydney | Nov 14, 2024 | News
Writer and activist Amanda Echanis was arrested alongside her newborn son on 2 December 2020. Nearly four years later, Echanis remains in detention, separated from her child. The charge that was brought against Amanda Echanis—illegal possession of firearms, ammunition...
