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