China: #MeToo journalist and labour rights activist indicted for ‘state subversion,’ say supporters

China: #MeToo journalist and labour rights activist indicted for ‘state subversion,’ say supporters

China has formally indicted two prominent Chinese rights activists who have been in detention since 2021, for “inciting subversion of state power,” said a report by the news agency AFP, on Saturday (September 23). This comes a day after reports that they were  expected to appear before a judge in a closed-door hearing.

China charges #MeToo advocate and labour activist for ‘inciting state subversion,’ supporters say

China has formally indicted two activists for “inciting subversion of state power”, a group of supporters said Saturday, as the pair face trial after two years in detention. Journalist and #MeToo advocate Sophia Huang Xueqin and labour activist Wang Jianbing were arrested on 19 September 2021, but their trial in the southern city of Guangzhou was only due to begin on Friday, according to supporters. Huang took a series of photos of herself with …

Chinese activist pair indicted for state subversion, supporters say

BEIJING, Sept 23 — China has formally indicted two activists for “inciting subversion of state power”, a group of supporters said today, as the pair face trial after two years in detention. Journalist and #MeToo advocate Sophia Huang Xueqin and labour activist Wang Jianbing were arrested on 19 September 2021, but their trial in the southern city of Guangzhou was only due to begin yesterday, according to supporters. The group said in a social med…