China Has Jailed This Journalist And Women’s Rights Activist For Five Years For Reporting On China’s #MeToo Movement
36-year-old Sophia Huang Xueqin is a leading figure in China's #MeToo movement, reporting on sexual abuse and starting several campaigns to support survivors.
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China has jailed this journalist and women’s rights activist for 5 years for reporting on China’s #MeToo movement.
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36-year-old Sophia Huang Xueqin is a leading figure in China's #MeToo movement, reporting on sexual abuse and starting several campaigns to support survivors.
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She was first detained for 3 months in 2019 for reporting on Hong Kong pro-democracy protests and was accused of "picking quarrels and provoking trouble”.
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In September 2021, Huang and her friend, Wang Jianbing, a worker’s rights activist, went missing just a day before she was leaving to study in the UK.
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It was later revealed that Huang and Wang – who is also a #MeToo activist – had been arrested for holding meetings to discuss social issues like LGBTQ, women’s and workers’ rights.
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They were also accused of publishing “provocative” articles against the Chinese government and running online courses that “encouraged people to feel discontented with the country”.
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On Friday, June 14, a court in China sentenced Huang to the maximum sentence of 5 years and Wang to three and a half years for “inciting subversion of state power.”
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Huang’s supporters say she will appeal.
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