Sophia Huang Xueqin: Top-secret trial of ‘MeToo’ journalist spotlights China’s blatant abuse of security law
The IndependentOne of China’s leading #MeToo activists and a top labour rights advocate have been tried behind closed doors on charges of “subversion”, their supporters say, in conditions of intense secrecy remarkable even by the standards of Xi Jinping’s authoritarian government. Journalist Sophia Huang Xueqin was put on trial on the charge of “inciting subversion of state power” along with labour activist Wang Jianbing on Friday, two years after they were detained by police in the southern city of Guangzhou. 1Chinese government sentences famed Uyghur scholar to life in prison, foundation says 2A Chinese dissident in transit at a Taiwan airport pleads for help in seeking asylum 3Back in full force, UN General Assembly shows how the most important diplomatic work is face to face Diplomats from seven Western countries, including Britain, US, Germany and France, were denied entry to the courtroom, supporters of the activists said. “They are constantly visited and threatened by police, so they are scared to speak out or make contact with people overseas.” In a joint statement, more than 30 international rights organisations have called for the “immediate and unconditional release” of the activists and urged the Chinese authorities to “stop harassing, arresting and threatening other human rights defenders”.
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