Chinese court sentences journalist who promoted #MeToo movement.
Beijing: Chinese journalist Huang Xueqin, who raised his voice for women’s rights under the MeToo movement in China, was sentenced to five years in prison on Friday on charges of treason. Supporters of the Chinese journalist gave this information. According to a copy of the court’s decision received by ‘The Associated Press’, the Chinese journalist has also been fined one lakh yuan (Rs 1,155,959). Xueqin and another activist were detained about three years ago.
The #MeToo movement flourished for a while in China, but was suppressed by the government. China often silences activists by keeping them incommunicado for long periods of time or sentencing them to prison. Xueqin’s release date is listed as September 18, 2026, which includes her previous detention time. Meanwhile, co-defendant Wang Jianbing has been sentenced to three years and six months on the same charge. Xueqin is an independent journalist and women’s rights activist. Her supporters have said she will appeal the verdict.
China’s first MeToo movement started in 2018
Human rights activist Wang Jiambing was also a defendant in the trial. He was sentenced to three years and six months in prison. Xueqin, while working as a freelance journalist, launched China’s first #MeToo movement in 2018 when she went public with sexual assault allegations made by a graduate student against her PhD supervisor at one of China’s most prestigious universities. Sarah Brooks, the China director of Amnesty International, issued a statement condemning Xueqin’s sentence, calling it an attack on women’s rights in the People’s Republic of China. (AP)
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