Liu Hu (journalist)

Liu Hu
Native name	刘虎
Born	September 1975 (age 40) Yubei District of Chongqing
Residence	Beijing
Occupation	Journalist
Agent	New Express

Liu Hu
Traditional Chinese	劉虎
Simplified Chinese	刘虎
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Liǘ Hǔ

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]}

Award

• one of the "One Hundred News Heroes" (Reporters Without Borders)

References

1. 中国三位媒体人入选全球"百位新闻英雄" (in Chinese). Voice of America. Retrieved 2014.
2. "China Releases Investigative Journalist After Almost Year in Jail". Newsweek. 2014-8. Check date values in: |date= (help)
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 (in Chinese). Tencent. Retrieved 2013.
5. 《新快报》记者刘虎在重庆家中被北京警方带走 (in Chinese). 163.COM. Retrieved 2013.
6. 记者刘虎微博举报工商总局副局长马正其渎职 (in Chinese). Sina. Retrieved 2013.
7. 中国记者刘虎涉诽谤羁押一年取保候审 (in Chinese). BBC. Retrieved 2014.
8. "China releases investigative journalist after almost year in jail". Yahoo. 2014-8. Check date values in: |date= (help)
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.