Huang Xueqin, a Chinese investigative journalist known for her involvement in the #MeToo movement was sentenced today to 5 years in prison for “inciting subversion of state power” after nearly 1000 days of detention. Reporters Without Borders (RSF) calls for her immediate release.
Chinese investigative journalist Huang Xueqin (Sophia Huang) was sentenced to 5 years in prison on the charge of “incitement to subvert state power” by a court in Guangzhou (southern China) on Friday 14 June, 2024. Huang, a figure of China’s #MeToo movement was arrested in September 2021, one day ahead of her departure to study in the United Kingdom. With heavy presence of police in the court surroundings preventing journalists and supporters from entering the courtroom her partner and labour activist Wang Jianbing also received a 3-year and 6 months sentence under the same charge. READ MORE from Reporters Without Borders
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