China: ‘Malicious’ conviction of #MeToo and labour activists shows Beijing’s growing fear of dissent

By Amnesty International

Responding to the sentencing of Chinese #MeToo activist Sophia Huang Xueqin to five years in prison and labour activist Wang Jianbing to three years and six months in prison, both for “inciting subversion of state power”, Amnesty International’s China Director Sarah Brooks said: “Tomorrow marks exactly one thousand days since Sophia Huang Xueqin and Wang […] The post China: ‘Malicious’ conviction of #MeToo and labour activists shows Beijing’s growing fear of dissent appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>

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