China MeToo activist stands trial for subversion

#MeToo Journalist, Labor Activist On Trial for Subversion in China

Two prominent Chinese activists were tried for subversion Friday in Guangzhou in a closed-door proceeding, while supporters and activists criticized Chinese authorities for putting on a "sham trial" and calling for their immediate release. Independent Chinese journalist Huang Xueqin, who became prominent after covering China’s #MeToo Movement, and labor rights activist Wang Jianbing were arrested by Chinese police in September 2021 in Guangzhou.…

Feminist journalist Sophia Huang stands trial for subversion

Feminist journalist Sophia Huang and labor activist Wang Jianbing stood trial in the southern Chinese city of Guangzhou on Friday for "incitement to subvert state power" as dozens of rights groups called for their release. Huang and Wang were detained on Sept. 19, 2021, and later charged with "incitement to subvert state power," a charge frequently used to target peaceful critics of the ruling Chinese Communist Party. Huang had planned to leav…

Chinese #MeToo and labour activists facing trial must be released

Two Chinese activists whose trial begins on Friday are facing lengthy jail terms simply because Beijing authorities fear their peaceful activism, Amnesty International said today as it joined dozens of civil society groups in calling for their release. #MeToo activist Sophia Huang Xueqin and labour activist Wang Jianbing are accused of “inciting subversion of state […]

Trial of China's #MeToo & labour rights activists begins in secret after 2-yr in detention

The Chinese journalist encouraged a graduate student to report sexual assault that she suffered at the hands of her Ph.D. supervisor. 

Chinese #MeToo activist faces trial for 'subversion'

Journalist and feminist activist Huang Xueqin and labour activist Wang Jianbing have reportedly faced court in China for "inciting subversion of state power".

Chinese #MeToo activist on trial for 'subversion'-supporters

A leading activist in China's #MeToo movement went on trial for subversion on Friday, according to several diplomats and a spokesperson for a campaign group calling for her release.