Lu Yuyu (卢昱宇) — Media Profile & Archive
This archive collects reporting, NGO statements and official records on Lu Yuyu (卢昱宇), the citizen journalist behind “Not the News” (非新闻). It covers his 2016 detention in Dali, his 2017 conviction for “picking quarrels and provoking trouble,” his 2020 release, and his 2023 departure from the PRC (Mainland) to Canada. Items are listed in date order. For his full profile and case timeline, see the Person page: Lu Yuyu (卢昱宇) — profile and case timeline.
Archive (chronological)
- 8 July 2016 — Amnesty International (report): “Urgent Action: Two prominent bloggers detained for tweets.” Amnesty calls for the release of Lu and Li Tingyu, held in Dali since 15 June, and warns of a risk of ill-treatment. https://www.amnesty.org/zh-hant/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/ASA1744182016ENGLISH.pdf
- 7 November 2016 — RSF (NGO award): “2016 RSF-TV5 Monde Press Freedom Prize.” Lu and Li win the citizen-journalist prize while in detention. https://rsf.org/en/news/2016-rsf-tv5-monde-press-freedom-prize-prize-awarded-syrian-and-chinese-journalists-website
- 3 August 2017 — Radio Free Asia (news): “China Jails Protest Blogger, Researcher For Four Years on Public Order Charges.” The Dali court sentences Lu to four years; his lawyer calls it “unreasonable.” https://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/blogger-sentence-08032017112614.html
- 4 August 2017 — CPJ (report): “China sentences journalist Lu Yuyu to four years in prison.” CPJ calls for the conviction to be reversed. https://cpj.org/2017/08/china-sentences-journalist-lu-yuyu-to-four-years-i/
- 28 September 2017 — Hong Kong Free Press (news): “Chinese Court upholds 4-year jail term for press freedom prize winner Lu Yuyu.” The appeal court upholds the sentence. https://hongkongfp.com/2017/09/28/chinese-court-upholds-4-year-jail-term-press-freedom-prize-winner-lu-yuyu/
- 6 December 2019 — RSF (report): “RSF calls for the release of citizen-journalist Lu Yuyu for medical reasons.” Reports severe depression and denial of medical care. https://rsf.org/en/china-rsf-calls-release-citizen-journalist-lu-yuyu-medical-reasons
- 17 June 2020 — Independent Chinese PEN Center (case record): “223：卢昱宇.” Records his release on completion of sentence. https://www.chinesepen.org/blog/archives/58005
- 1 February 2021 — Amnesty International (feature): “Chinese activists Lu Yuyu and Li Tingyu: Love in the time of censorship.” The arrest, the “eight posts” conviction, and life after prison. https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2021/02/chinese-activists-lu-yuyu-and-li-tingyu-love-in-the-time-of-censorship/
- 9 March 2021 — CPJ (report): “Chinese police repeatedly harass journalist Lu Yuyu since his release from prison.” Security officers force him out of Guangzhou. https://cpj.org/2021/03/chinese-police-repeatedly-harass-journalist-lu-yuyu-since-his-release-from-prison/
- 27 September 2023 — Radio Free Asia, Mandarin (news): “’非新闻’创办人卢昱宇抵达加拿大.” Lu announces his safe arrival in Canada. https://www.rfa.org/mandarin/Xinwen/hx-09272023061141.html
- December 2024 — US Congressional-Executive Commission on China (official): 2024 Annual Report, Worker Rights chapter. Cites his case as an example of post-release harassment and records his May 2023 departure. https://www.cecc.gov/sites/evo-subsites/cecc.house.gov/files/2024-12/2024-CH11-Worker-Rights.pdf
- 2 January 2025 — The Guardian (interview): “’I was very lucky’: activist and blogger Lu Yuyu on escaping China.” His escape via Laos and new life in Calgary. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jan/02/i-was-very-lucky-activist-and-blogger-lu-yuyu-on-escaping-china
- 15 December 2025 — The Reporter / 報導者 (interview): 「昨天」誰還記得？出獄、「潤」逃後，繼續備份中國人抗爭的盧昱宇. A detailed account of his exit and the “Yesterday” project. https://www.twreporter.org/a/luyuyu-yesterday-protests
- 2 August 2026 — WOMEN我们 (feature, republished by 光传媒): 在审查发生之前：谁在保存中国的抗争记录？ Profiles “Yesterday” and Freedom House’s China Dissent Monitor. https://ipkmedia.com/299168
Sources
Main references: Chinese Human Rights Defenders (https://www.nchrd.org/2017/02/lu-yuyu) and the CPJ archive on Lu Yuyu (https://cpj.org/tags/luyuyu).