Ursula Gauthier
Ursula Gauthier | |
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Born | Ursula Gauthier |
Nationality | French |
Occupation | Journalist |
Employer | L'Obs |
Known for | Getting expelled from China |
Ursula Gauthier is a French journalist and
Personal
Ursula Gauthier is a long time journalist[
Career
Gauthier had spent six years reporting for L'Obs from Beijing before she was forced to leave.[6]
Expulsion from China
Gauthier wrote an article about the Chinese leaders' reaction to the November 2015 Paris attacks that was released on November 18, 2015, titled "After the attacks, the solidarity of China is not without ulterior motives."[5][7]
She was accused of supporting terrorism by Chinese officials and Chinese state media, such as the Global Times and China Daily, after her article was seen as being critical of the ruling class and their handling of Xinjiang Muslims.[4][8]
After these accusations, the press credentials of Gauthier were effectively revoked, and as a result of this so was her visa, and she was given the choice to either leave China before January 1, 2016, or apologize to the people of China. She ended up leaving China before the start of the new year.[9]
Impact
Gauthier is the first foreign journalist since Melissa Chan of
Reactions
News organizations from all over the world have reported Gauthier's expulsion from China from the
See also
Bibliography
- Vent et poussière (Paris: Editions Denoël, 1995, 368 pages).
- Le Volcan chinois : dans les entrailles du Grand Dragon (Paris: Editions Denoël, 1998, 304 pages).
References
- ^ a b Phillips, Tom (December 26, 2015). "French journalist accuses China of intimidating foreign press". The Guardian. Retrieved January 2, 2016.
- ^ Page, Jeremy (December 27, 2015). "China Effectively Expels French Journalist Over Critical Article: Ursula Gauthier says she will not apologize for story about mostly Muslim region of Xinjiang". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved January 2, 2016.
- ^ Phillips, Tom (December 31, 2015). "Ursula Gauthier: foreign media must fight China censorship, says expelled journalist". The Guardian. Retrieved January 2, 2016.
- ^ a b c d Wee, Sui-Lee (December 31, 2015). "French journalist forced to leave China after article on Xinjiang". Reuters. Retrieved January 2, 2016.
- ^ a b c Gauthier, Ursula (November 18, 2015). "After the attacks, the solidarity of China is not without ulterior motives". L'Obs. Retrieved April 9, 2016.
- ^ Wang, Kevin (December 28, 2015). "French journalist Ursula Gauthier kicked out of China for slamming Beijing's Uyghur policy". CNN. Retrieved April 9, 2016.
- ^ Rudolph, Josh (December 1, 2015). "State Media Attacks French journo for Xinjiang Report". chinadigitaltimes. Retrieved September 22, 2016.
- ^ ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-12-09.
- ^ Kaiman, Jonathan (December 26, 2015). "China will boot French journalist for article criticizing ruling party". LA Times. Retrieved April 9, 2016.
- ^ Rauhala, Emily (December 26, 2015). "China expels French journalists for terrorism coverage". Washington Post. Retrieved April 9, 2016.
- ^ Tang, Didi (December 26, 2015). "China expels French reporter who questioned terrorism". Associated Press. Retrieved April 9, 2016.
- ^ Index (2015). "World Press Freedom Rankings 2015". Reporters Without Borders Index. Archived from the original on 2015-02-12. Retrieved April 10, 2016.
- ^ Human Rights (December 26, 2015). "China to expel French journalist over Uighur report". Al Jazeera. Retrieved April 9, 2016.
- ^ Le Monde.fr staff (December 30, 2015). "The expulsion from China of our colleague Ursula Gauthier is unjustifiable". Le Monde.fr. Retrieved April 9, 2016.
- ^ cpj staff (April 4, 2016). "Foreign press in China face fewer visa delays but obstacles remain, FCCC finds". Committee to Protect Journalist. Retrieved April 10, 2016.
- ^ FCCC (April 4, 2016). "Foreign Correspondents' Club of China's annual survey" (PDF). FCCC. Retrieved April 10, 2016.