A Chinese state broadcaster is accused of abetting human-rights abuses
A legal complaint aims to take it off the air in Britain for showing a forced confession
PETER HUMPHREY was a British corporate investigator living in Shanghai when he was convicted in 2014 of violating Chinese laws protecting personal data. He was sentenced to two-and-a-half years in prison. The verdict was a shock but not a surprise: the previous year, viewers of Chinese state television had watched a video of Mr Humphrey confessing from jail.
This article appeared in the China section of the print edition under the headline “London calling”
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