CPJ, partners urge China to ensure #MeToo journalist Sophia Huang’s freedom as jail term nears end

China: Ensure Sophia Huang Xueqin’s Release and Guarantee Her Freedom from Arbitrary Restrictions

China: Ensure Sophia Huang Xueqin’s Release and Guarantee Her Freedom from Arbitrary Restrictions zevans@freedom… Tue, 09/15/2026 - 12:59 Type Joint Statement Countries China Issues Countering Authoritarianism Page blocks As journalist and prominent #MeToo activist Sophia Huang Xueqin approaches the end of her unjust five-year prison sentence, we, the undersigned civil society organizations, call on the Chinese authorities to ensure her i…

CPJ, partners urge China to ensure #MeToo journalist Sophia Huang’s freedom as jail term nears end

New York, September 15, 2026—The Committee to Protect Journalists and partner organizations call on the Chinese authorities to ensure journalist Sophia Huang Xueqin is freed without any arbitrary restrictions, as she approaches the end of a five-year prison sentence. Huang, whose reporting on human rights and sexual abuse helped spark China’s #MeToo movement, is due...

Joint statement on Huang Xueqin

On 15 September 2026, The Rights Practice, along with 60 other organisations, signed a joint statement to urge Chinese authorities to immediately release Huang Xueqin and allow her to resume journalism and human rights work without surveillance, harassment, or restrictions.