Chinese #MeToo activist jailed for five years for subversion
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Chinese #MeToo activist jailed for five years for subversion

Al Jazeera  

Journalist Sophia Huang Xueqin was detained in 2021 with labour activist Wang Jianbing who was jailed three years and six months. Prominent #MeToo activist and journalist Sophia Huang Xueqin has been jailed for five years by a court in southern China after being found guilty of “inciting subversion of state power”. “Tomorrow marks exactly one thousand days since Sophia Huang Xueqin and Wang Jianbing were arrested,” said Amnesty’s China Director Sarah Brooks. Huang, who reported on the pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong five years ago, was also detained by Chinese police for three months in late 2019 when she was accused of “picking quarrels and provoking trouble”.

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Former Hong Kong lawmaker sentenced to over 3 years in jail on charge of riot during 2019 protests
1 month ago

Former Hong Kong lawmaker sentenced to over 3 years in jail on charge of riot during 2019 protests

Associated Press  

HONG KONG — A Hong Kong judge on Thursday sentenced a former pro-democracy lawmaker to three years and one month in prison on a charge of riot after an incident in which he was beaten up at a subway station during the city’s anti-government protests in 2019. The attackers, wearing white shirts that contrasted with protesters’ black attire, claimed they …

Self-exiled Chinese businessman’s chief of staff gets 10 years in prison in $1B fraud
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Self-exiled Chinese businessman’s chief of staff gets 10 years in prison in $1B fraud

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — The chief of staff for a Chinese businessman sought by the government of China was sentenced Monday to 10 years in prison for her role in the $1 billion fraud case. Judge Analisa Torres said Wang was an “integral part of the conspiracy” carried out by Guo Wengui, who was convicted at a July trial and awaits …

Former XPCC senior official sentenced to 14 years in prison
3 months, 1 week ago

Former XPCC senior official sentenced to 14 years in prison

China Daily  

Jiao Xiaoping, former deputy commander of the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps, was sentenced to 14 years in prison for the crime of taking bribery of more than 67.43 million yuan, a court in Chongqing announced on Monday. Jiao, who is also a former standing committee member of the Communist Party of China committee of the corps, was also fined …

Former XPCC senior official sentenced to 14 years in prison
3 months, 1 week ago

Former XPCC senior official sentenced to 14 years in prison

China Daily  

Jiao Xiaoping, former deputy commander of the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps, was sentenced to 14 years in prison for the crime of taking bribery of more than 67.43 million yuan, a court in Chongqing announced on Monday. Jiao, who is also a former standing committee member of the Communist Party of China committee of the corps, was also fined …

Former chairman of state-owned bank China Everbright Group jailed for 12 years for corruption
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Former chairman of state-owned bank China Everbright Group jailed for 12 years for corruption

The Independent  

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China jails journalist for 7 years on espionage charges
4 months ago

China jails journalist for 7 years on espionage charges

Firstpost  

Under Chinese law, someone convicted of espionage can be jailed for three to 10 years for less severe cases or receive heavy punishment, including life imprisonment, for serious cases Dong Yuyu was a senior columnist for the Communist party newspaper Guangming Daily. Reuters A Beijing court on Friday sentenced veteran Chinese state media journalist Dong Yuyu to seven years in …

Why Chinese journalist Dong Yuyu sentenced to 7 years in jail?
4 months ago

Why Chinese journalist Dong Yuyu sentenced to 7 years in jail?

Hindustan Times  

A Beijing court sentenced veteran Chinese state media journalist Dong Yuyu on Friday to seven years in prison for espionage, his family said in a statement, calling the verdict a grave injustice. Dong Yuyu, a renowned Chinese state media journalist, was sentenced to seven years in jail for espionage by a Beijing court on Friday. Police in the Chinese capital …

China sentences veteran journalist on espionage charges
4 months ago

China sentences veteran journalist on espionage charges

NPR  

China sentences veteran journalist on espionage charges toggle caption Dong Yuyu's family TAIPEI, Taiwan — China has sentenced a longtime Chinese state media journalist to seven years in prison on charges of espionage, in a case press freedom advocates have criticized as opaque and politicized. As in all cases China deems related to national security, Dong's trial was held in …

China jails journalist for seven years on espionage charges
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4 months ago

China jails journalist for seven years on espionage charges

Al Jazeera  

Dong Yuyu, a former editor at the Guangming Daily, was arrested in 2022 while having lunch with a Japanese diplomat. A court in China has sentenced journalist Dong Yuyu to seven years in prison on spying charges, according to a statement from his family, who called it a “grave injustice”. In its verdict on Friday, the Beijing No 2 Intermediate …

Dong Yuyu: China court sentences journalist to seven years on spy charges, family says
4 months ago

Dong Yuyu: China court sentences journalist to seven years on spy charges, family says

CNN  

Beijing Reuters — A Beijing court sentenced veteran Chinese state media journalist Dong Yuyu on Friday to seven years in prison for espionage, a family member told Reuters. Former Guangming Daily editor and journalist Dong Yuyu, 62, was detained by police in Beijing in February 2022 while having lunch with a Japanese diplomat, according to a statement from the US …

Chinese man sentenced to 20 months for Falun Gong harassment in U.S.
4 months, 1 week ago

Chinese man sentenced to 20 months for Falun Gong harassment in U.S.

Raw Story  

A 71-year-old Chinese man was sentenced to 20 months in prison on Tuesday for taking part in a plot targeting the Falun Gong spiritual movement in the United States. John Chen, of Los Angeles, was convicted of acting as an unregistered agent of the Chinese government and bribing a tax authority agent. Chen and another Chinese national, Lin Feng, 44, …

Starmer criticised for meeting China’s Xi as Hong Kong freedom protesters were being jailed
4 months, 1 week ago

Starmer criticised for meeting China’s Xi as Hong Kong freedom protesters were being jailed

The Independent  

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Chinese journalist who promoted #MeToo movement sentenced to 5 years in prison
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Chinese journalist who promoted #MeToo movement sentenced to 5 years in prison

Associated Press  

BEIJING — Supporters say a Chinese journalist who promoted women’s rights as part of the country’s nascent #MeToo movement has been sentenced to five years in prison on charges of incitement to subvert state authority, almost three years after she and an activist were detained. Huang and Wang’s cases appear to have become intertwined as part of the most recent …

Chinese #MeToo journalist Sophia Huang Xueqin and labour activist Wang Jianbing jailed
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Chinese #MeToo journalist Sophia Huang Xueqin and labour activist Wang Jianbing jailed

ABC  

In short: Two Chinese activists have been jailed in China for "inciting subversion of state power". Journalist and #MeToo activist Sophia Huang Xueqin was sentenced to five years in prison, while labour activist Wang Jianbing will spend nearly four years in jail. Chinese journalist and #MeToo activist Sophia Huang Xueqin has been sentenced to five years in prison on charges …

A citizen journalist imprisoned for ‘provoking trouble’ by reporting on COVID in China is released
10 months, 1 week ago

A citizen journalist imprisoned for ‘provoking trouble’ by reporting on COVID in China is released

Associated Press  

BANGKOK — Zhang Zhan, a citizen journalist, was released from prison after serving four years for charges related to reporting on the COVID-19 outbreak in Wuhan, China, according to a video statement she released Tuesday, eight days after her sentence ended, though there are concerns about how much freedom of movement she has. Zhang was sentenced to four years in …

Status of Chinese citizen journalist who reported on COVID unknown on day of expected prison release
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Status of Chinese citizen journalist who reported on COVID unknown on day of expected prison release

The Independent  

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Status of Chinese citizen journalist who reported on COVID unknown on day of expected prison release
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Status of Chinese citizen journalist who reported on COVID unknown on day of expected prison release

Associated Press  

BANGKOK — The whereabouts of a Chinese citizen journalist who served four years in prison for reporting on the early days of the pandemic in Wuhan and was expected to be released Monday are unknown, raising concern from activists. Zhang Zhan, who had been sentenced to four years in prison on charges of “picking quarrels and provoking trouble,” a vaguely …

Chinese citizen journalist jailed for Covid reporting in Wuhan finally set to be released
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Chinese citizen journalist jailed for Covid reporting in Wuhan finally set to be released

The Independent  

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Chinese citizen sentenced to prison in US for threatening person who advocated democracy in China
11 months ago

Chinese citizen sentenced to prison in US for threatening person who advocated democracy in China

Op India  

A Chinese national, Xiaolei Wu, 26, formerly a student at Berkeley College of Music in Boston, has been sentenced to nine months in prison and three years of supervised release by a US court, CNN reported. According to reports, Wu used WeChat, a Chinese messaging app, to send menacing messages, including one stating, “Post more, I will chop your bastard …

Hong Kong man jailed for 6 years after pleading guilty to a terrorism charge over a foiled bomb plot
1 year, 3 months ago

Hong Kong man jailed for 6 years after pleading guilty to a terrorism charge over a foiled bomb plot

The Independent  

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Chinese activist Li Qiaochu faces trial amid wider crackdown on dissent
1 year, 3 months ago

Chinese activist Li Qiaochu faces trial amid wider crackdown on dissent

Firstpost  

The case originated in December 2019 when Li was initially summoned by the police for questioning about her partner, fellow activist Xu Zhiyong. Subsequent detentions followed, with Li being released on bail before facing renewed arrest in March 2021 Chinese activist Li Qiaochu, a vocal advocate for human rights and a former researcher at Beijing’s Tsinghua University, has reportedly undergone …

Australian journalist says she was detained for 3 years in China for breaking an embargo
1 year, 5 months ago

Australian journalist says she was detained for 3 years in China for breaking an embargo

Associated Press  

CANBERRA, Australia — Australian journalist Cheng Lei says she spent more than three years in detention in China for breaking an embargo with a television broadcast on a state-run TV network. Her treatment in custody was designed to “drive home that point that in China that is a big sin,” Cheng told Sky News Australia. A Beijing court convicted her …

Accused of 'supplying state secrets', journalist Cheng Lei waited three years in a Chinese prison — here's how she made it home
1 year, 5 months ago

Accused of 'supplying state secrets', journalist Cheng Lei waited three years in a Chinese prison — here's how she made it home

ABC  

Australian journalist Cheng Lei has returned to Australia and been reunited with her family — more than three years after she was first detained in China. Ms Cheng was working as a broadcast journalist at Chinese state-owned media CGTN when she was arrested and accused of "supplying state secrets overseas" in 2020 — an allegation she rejected. Accused of 'endangering …

Sophia Huang Xueqin: Top-secret trial of ‘MeToo’ journalist spotlights China’s blatant abuse of security law
1 year, 6 months ago

Sophia Huang Xueqin: Top-secret trial of ‘MeToo’ journalist spotlights China’s blatant abuse of security law

The Independent  

One 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 …

China: MeToo journalist, labour activist to appear in secret trial amid increasing crackdown on civil society
1 year, 6 months ago

China: MeToo journalist, labour activist to appear in secret trial amid increasing crackdown on civil society

India TV News  

An independent MeToo journalist and a labour activist in China, who have been detained for over two years, are scheduled to appear in a 'secret' trial on Friday amid Beijing's intensifying crackdown on the remaining aspects of the Chinese civil society, according to a report by CNN. MeToo activist Huang Xueqin and labour rights activist Wang Jiangbing were detained by …

A Chinese #MeToo journalist and an activist spent 2 years in detention. Their trial starts this week
1 year, 6 months ago

A Chinese #MeToo journalist and an activist spent 2 years in detention. Their trial starts this week

Associated Press  

BEIJING — After two years in detention, a Chinese journalist active in the #MeToo movement will go on trial this week, along with a labor rights activist who was detained with her in 2021, one of their supporters said. Huang Xueqin, an independent journalist, helped spark China’s first #MeToo case in 2018 when she helped a graduate student go public …

China finance boss jailed for life as part of major corruption purge
1 year, 6 months ago

China finance boss jailed for life as part of major corruption purge

The Independent  

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Journalist jailed in China for 3 years describes standing in sunlight for just 10 hours each year
1 year, 7 months ago

Journalist jailed in China for 3 years describes standing in sunlight for just 10 hours each year

Associated Press  

BEIJING — A Chinese-Australian journalist who worked for China’s state broadcaster and was convicted on murky espionage charges has spoken out about her detention conditions, including being able to stand in sunlight for just 10 hours a year. “I relive every bushwalk, river, lake, beach with swims and picnics and psychedelic sunsets, sky that is lit up with stars, and …

China sentences 78-year-old US citizen to life in prison on spying charges
1 year, 10 months ago

China sentences 78-year-old US citizen to life in prison on spying charges

Associated Press  

BEIJING — China sentenced a 78-year-old United States citizen to life in prison Monday on spying charges, in a case that could exacerbate the deterioration in ties between Beijing and Washington over recent years. Relations between Washington and Beijing are at their lowest in decades amid disputes over trade, technology, human rights and China’s increasingly aggressive approach toward its territorial …

China jails 78-year-old US man to life in prison on spying charge
1 year, 10 months ago

China jails 78-year-old US man to life in prison on spying charge

Al Jazeera  

John Leung, who has permanent residency in Hong Kong, was detained in April 2021 in the southeastern city of Suzhou. China has sentenced a 78-year-old American to life in prison for espionage, a court said, in a case that could further strain already tense ties with the United States. He “was found guilty of espionage, sentenced to life imprisonment, deprived …

Chinese ‘citizen journalist’ who reported on COVID-19 to be released after 3 years
1 year, 10 months ago

Chinese ‘citizen journalist’ who reported on COVID-19 to be released after 3 years

The Hindu  

Chinese authorities were preparing on April 30 to release a man who disappeared three years ago after publicising videos of overcrowded hospitals and bodies during the COVID-19 outbreak, a relative and another person familiar with his case said. Fang Bin and other members of the public who were dubbed citizen journalists posted details of the pandemic in early 2020 on …

UN strongly criticises China jailing two rights activists
1 year, 11 months ago

UN strongly criticises China jailing two rights activists

Hindustan Times  

Beijing: The UN has denounced the decision by a Chinese court to hand out lengthy jail terms to two prominent human rights lawyers with the world body’s rights chief, saying he was “very concerned” with the sentencing of the two activists. “I am very concerned that two prominent human rights defenders in China — Ding Jiaxi and Xu Zhiyong — …

China jails high-profile legal activists who campaigned for fairer society
1 year, 11 months ago

China jails high-profile legal activists who campaigned for fairer society

The Independent  

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Human Rights nightmare in China as two prominent activists jailed for over a decade each for subversion
1 year, 11 months ago

Human Rights nightmare in China as two prominent activists jailed for over a decade each for subversion

Firstpost  

Xu Zhiyong and Ding Jiaxi are among the most prominent dissidents to be arrested by Chinese authorities. Both are well-known members of the New Citizens Movement, which pushed for more openness regarding the wealth of government officials New Delhi: Two prominent activists, Xu Zhiyong and Ding Jiaxi, were sentenced to prison for subversion after more than three years in prison …

China jails two human rights lawyers for ‘subversion’
1 year, 11 months ago

China jails two human rights lawyers for ‘subversion’

Al Jazeera  

Human rights lawyers Xu Zhiyong and Ding Jiaxi are sentenced to more than 10 years imprisonment after a closed-door trial. Two prominent Chinese human rights lawyers, including one who had called for leader Xi Jinping to resign, have been jailed for more than 10 years, an advocacy group and one of the men’s wives said. “I will not let them …

Chinese man who abused wife, chained her jailed for 9 years
1 year, 11 months ago

Chinese man who abused wife, chained her jailed for 9 years

Hindustan Times  

China jailed a man nine years for abusing a mother of eight children who was found chained in a doorless hut — a scandal that stunned the Asian nation and prompted discussion of women’s rights. The court described Dong’s behavior as “heinous” and said his “abusive practices led to major damage to Xiaohuamei’s health.” Another five people received prison terms …

Australia says ‘deep concerns’ over journalist detained in China
1 year, 11 months ago

Australia says ‘deep concerns’ over journalist detained in China

Al Jazeera  

Chinese-Australian Cheng Lei has yet to receive a verdict after more than two and a half years in detention. Australia has expressed “deep concerns” over delays in the case of a Chinese-Australian journalist who has been detained in China for more than two and half years on national security charges. Australian diplomats were prevented from attending the proceedings against Cheng, …

Hong Kong court sentences 3 Tiananmen vigil organisers to jail
2 years ago

Hong Kong court sentences 3 Tiananmen vigil organisers to jail

Al Jazeera  

The three organisers of a yearly vigil to mark China’s bloody 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown were sentenced to four and a half months in jail. Three former members of a Hong Kong group that organised annual vigils to mark China’s 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre have been sentenced to four and a half months in jail for not complying with a …

Former top cops receive suspended death sentences from China's Xi Jinping
2 years, 6 months ago

Former top cops receive suspended death sentences from China's Xi Jinping

Firstpost  

Chinese authorities have announced a spate of high-profile sentences this week, as an anti-graft campaign kicks into high gear ahead of a political meeting next month where President Xi Jinping is expected to secure an unprecedented third term A Chinese former top security official faces life in prison after a court on Friday hit him with a suspended death sentence …

Man jailed for 24 years after brutal assault against women in China
2 years, 6 months ago

Man jailed for 24 years after brutal assault against women in China

The Independent  

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China official gets life imprisonment for corruption amid Xi Jinping's crackdown
2 years, 6 months ago

China official gets life imprisonment for corruption amid Xi Jinping's crackdown

Hindustan Times  

A Chinese court sentenced a former top security official to life in prison, completing a crackdown on the “political clique” he led just weeks before a crucial Communist Party reshuffle. Chinese President Xi Jinping at the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, Former Vice Public Security Minister Sun Lijun, 53, was given a suspended death sentence with no possibility …

EXPLAINER: Peng Shuai case shows barriers Chinese women face
3 years, 1 month ago

EXPLAINER: Peng Shuai case shows barriers Chinese women face

Associated Press  

BEIJING — The controversy surrounding Chinese tennis star Peng Shuai’s accusations of sexual assault against a former top politician continues to cast a shadow of the Beijing Winter Olympic Games in the runup to their official kickoff on Friday. CONTROVERSY STILL SURROUNDS PENG’S ACCUSATIONS Peng disappeared from public view last year after accusing former Communist Party official Zhang Gaoli of …

Hong Kong tycoon Jimmy Lai sentenced to 13 months' jail for Tiananmen vigil
3 years, 3 months ago

Hong Kong tycoon Jimmy Lai sentenced to 13 months' jail for Tiananmen vigil

ABC  

Hong Kong activist and business tycoon Jimmy Lai will serve 13 months' in prison for urging participation in last year's banned Tiananmen vigil, amid a crackdown by Chinese authorities that has rolled back the semi-autonomous city's civil liberties. Key points: Jimmy Lai was the founder of the now-shuttered pro-democracy newspaper Apple Daily He was convicted of urging people to take …

It’s not just Peng. China is cracking down on MeToo movement
3 years, 4 months ago

It’s not just Peng. China is cracking down on MeToo movement

Associated Press  

TAIPEI, Taiwan — Huang Xueqin, who publicly supported a woman when she accused a professor of sexual assault, was arrested in September. “They’re publicly excluding us from the legitimacy, from the legitimate public space,” said Lu Pin, an activist who now lives in the U.S. but is still active on women’s rights issues in China. “This society’s middle ground is …

EXPLAINER: What drives high-profile disappearances in China
3 years, 4 months ago

EXPLAINER: What drives high-profile disappearances in China

Associated Press  

BEIJING — The disappearance of tennis star Peng Shuai in China following her accusation of sexual assault against a former top Communist Party official has shined a spotlight on similar cases involving political dissidents, entertainers, business leaders and others who have run afoul of the authorities. The post was quickly deleted from her verified account on Weibo, a leading Chinese …

Court rules against woman who became face of China’s #MeToo movement in landmark verdict
3 years, 6 months ago

Court rules against woman who became face of China’s #MeToo movement in landmark verdict

The Independent  

Sign up for the Independent Women email for the latest news, opinion and features Get the Independent Women email for free Get the Independent Women email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy In a blow to China’s #MeToo movement, a Beijing court on Tuesday …

Hong Kong activists jailed for illegal assembly from 2019 protests in 'political prosecution'
3 years, 6 months ago

Hong Kong activists jailed for illegal assembly from 2019 protests in 'political prosecution'

ABC  

Seven Hong Kong democracy activists have been sentenced to up to 16 months in jail for their role in an unauthorised assembly at the height of anti-government protests in 2019. Key points: The defendants are accused of helping organise an illegal demonstration in October 2019 The demonstration saw thousands of protesters take to the streets and police firing tear gas …

Imprisoned Chinese citizen journalist not well, lawyer says
3 years, 7 months ago

Imprisoned Chinese citizen journalist not well, lawyer says

The Independent  

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Detainee reveals China holds Uyghurs and dissidents in Dubai secret jail
3 years, 7 months ago

Detainee reveals China holds Uyghurs and dissidents in Dubai secret jail

The Independent  

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