Australian journalist Cheng Lei has been charged in a Chinese court of supplying state secrets. Detained since August 2020, her family and friends now say she’s been denied access to consular officials and prison officials have tightened her food supply.

 

Her partner, Nick Coyle joins us on the Briefing to talk about what the future looks like for Cheng Lei and what life is like for her behind bars in a Chinese prison.

 

With the Albanese government pledging to improve relations with Beijing, it’s time to lobby for the release of Cheng Lei, who is believed to be in a prison in Beijing.

 

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