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Chinese #MeToo activist sentenced to five years in prison

Independent journalist Huang Xueqin was found guilty of "inciting subversion of state power" by the Guangzhou Intermediate People’s Court, according to supporters.
Labor activist Wang Jianbin received a three and a half-year sentence in the same case, as confirmed by supporters who shared the verdict.
Huang plans to appeal the court's decision, while it remains unclear if Wang will also appeal, according to supporters.

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Sydney Morning Herald

‘Subversion of state power’: Chinese MeToo activist jailed for five years

Sophia Huang Xueqin was arrested the day before she was due to fly to Britain to study has been jailed for five years.

9 months ago·Sydney, Australia

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der Standard AT

Five years in prison for MeToo journalist in China

Activist and journalist Sophia Huang was arrested in 2021. She was accused of, among other things, defaming China's government.

9 months ago·Vienna, Austria

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Liberation

#Metoo in China: journalist Sophia Huang Xueqin, a pioneer of the movement, sentenced to five years in prison

La reporter Sophia Huang Xueqin a été condamnée vendredi 14 juin à cinq ans de prison pour «incitation à la subversion de l’Etat». Une décision qui indigne les militantes féministes et les défenseurs de la liberté de la presse.

9 months ago·Paris, France

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La Tercera

Journalist Huang Xueqin, a promoter of the #MeToo movement in China, is sentenced to five years in prison

A Chinese court has sentenced investigative journalist Huang Xueqin, a promoter of the #MeToo movement in China, to five years in prison, detained in September 2021 and later accused of "inciting subversion of state power." Huang has stated in court that she will appeal. Activist Wang Jianbing has been sentenced to 3.5 years in prison for the same charges. The Free Huang Xueqin & Wang Jianbing organization reports that the court has seized prope…

9 months ago·Chile

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Digi 24

Journalist who tried to launch #MeToo movement in China sentenced to 5 years in prison

The Chinese journalist who tried to launch the #MeToo movement in her country was sentenced to five years in prison for 'incitement to undermine state authority', announced the supporting collective, AFP reports.

9 months ago·Romania

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France Info

Feminist journalist Huang Xueqin, a pioneer of the #MeToo movement in China, sentenced to five years in prison

She had been in the sights of the authorities since her participation in the Hong Kong pro-democracy movement in 2019. A prison sentence that illustrates that the Chinese government is still heavily cracking down on civil society.

9 months ago·Strasbourg, France

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