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CNHRA PERSON RECORD · CNHRA-P-812820

Gao Yu

高瑜

Born

Unknown

Occupation

Unknown

Role

Public Commentator

Record ID

CNHRA-P-812820

Visual Records

Gao Yu wearing a red jacket with microphones in front of her.

Gao Yu being interviewed.

图片来源: 美国之音 / Wikimedia CommonsVOA-created photograph[3]

Biography

Gao Yu is a journalist covering Chinese politics and public affairs whose work repeatedly faced restrictions.[1]

Gao worked at China News Service and Economics Weekly and later wrote for overseas and Hong Kong outlets. PEN recounts the paper’s suppression over reformist views and June Fourth coverage.[1]

PEN recounts over a year’s imprisonment after 1989 and further imprisonment from 1993 to 1999 on state-secrets allegations.[1]

In the new case authorities alleged disclosure of Document No. 9. The outlet denied receiving it from Gao, and her lawyer said the televised confession was coerced.[1]

Case Summary

Gao was detained on April 24, 2014, sentenced to seven years on April 17, 2015, reduced to five years on appeal that November and granted medical parole on November 26 to serve the remainder at home.[1][2]

PEN reports interference with Gao’s home and family in 2016 and social gatherings in 2017.[1]

After the term ended on April 23, 2019, PEN records continuing surveillance reports and pressure affecting family and social life.[1]

Timeline

2014-04-24

Detained in Beijing

Gao was detained in Beijing in a new state-secrets case. PEN recounts an alleged document disclosure, the outlet’s denial of receiving it from her and counsel’s challenge to televised admissions.[1]

2015-04-17

Seven-year first-instance sentence

Gao initially received seven years on a state-secrets charge.[2]

2015-11

Term reduced to five years on appeal

PEN records reduction from seven to five years on November 25, followed by medical parole on November 26.[1][2]

2015-11-26

Granted medical parole

Front Line Defenders records departure from prison on medical parole after the term had been reduced. PEN describes subsequent house confinement and continuing concerns.[2][1]

2019-04-23

Term completion recorded by PEN

PEN records completion of the five-year term and reports from Gao and friends of continuing surveillance.[1]

Related Events

2014-04-24

Gao Yu: 2015 State-Secrets Case, Reduced Sentence and Medical Parole

高瑜：2015年国家秘密案、改判与保外就医

CNHRA-E-225239

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Sources

  1. [1]
    Gao Yu

    CNHRA-S-934310PEN America

    Evidence location: Profile: journalism, seven-year sentence in 2015 and reduction to five in November.

  2. [2]
    Case History: Gao Yu

    CNHRA-S-957764Front Line Defenders

    Evidence location: Entry on November 26, 2015 medical parole and sentence reduction.

  3. [3]
    Gao Yu photograph and reuse information

    CNHRA-S-990785Wikimedia Commons

    Evidence location: Photograph, subject description, author and licensing section.

Record ID: CNHRA-P-812820