Senior UN official urges probe into death of Chinese reporter
Mr. Hongjie worked as a senior reporter for the Beijiang Chenbao newspaper. According to media reports, he sustained head injuries on 18 December when he was attacked by six people at a construction site where he was supposed to meet a source.
He died in a hospital in Kuitun, a city in the north-western province of Xinjiang, 10 days later.
Irina Bokova, the Director General of the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), deplored the killing and called for a full investigation.
“In view of the nature of the attack, I call upon the authorities to carry out a thorough investigation into this crime and bring the perpetrators to justice,” she stated in a news release issued by the Paris-based UNESCO.