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Chow Hang-tung, 37, is facing two national security charges, including inciting subversion, a new offense in Hong Kong that carries a maximum penalty of life in prison
Two Chinese activists were sentenced to 15 months in prison on Friday (Aug 13) for archiving censored internet materials during the early days of the Covid-19 pandemic, according to a family member. The Beijing Chaoyang District People’s Court handed down the jail sentences to 28-year-old Chen Mei and 27-year-old Cai Wei on Friday, said Chen Kun, the brother of Chen...
28 Dec 2020 Chinese citizen journalist Zhang Zhan was sentenced to four years in prison Monday for the “crime” of reporting on the emerging pandemic in Wuhan in defiance of government censorship orders. Zhang, 37, appeared in court in a wheelchair due to her declining health after months of harsh imprisonment and a hunger strike she recently launched to protest her treatment. Zhang, a former lawyer, was arrested in Shanghai in May for reporting critical of how the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) handled the coronavirus outbreak. She filed numerous reports from within the city of Wuhan at a...
IFJ demands release of filmmaker Du Bin, asks China to cease suppression of press freedom ANI | Updated: Dec 22, 2020 03:02 IST Brussels, [Belgium], December 22 (ANI): The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) on Monday urged China to release Chinese journalist and filmmaker Du Bin and called on authorities to cease their suppression of press freedom and journalist independence. Du, who is known for highlighting human rights violations in China through his work, was arrested on Wednesday last week. Friends of the 48-year-old former photojournalist...
Chinese police detain filmmaker known for documentaries on rights violations in China ANI | Updated: Dec 18, 2020 23:55 IST Beijing [China], December 18 (ANI): Chinese Police have detainedfilmmaker and writer Du Bin, who is known for highlighting human rights violations in China through his work, in Beijing. Friends of the 48-year-old former photojournalist said Du was being held at a detention centre in Daxing district, accused of "picking quarrels and provoking trouble" - catch-all charge police often used to stifle dissent, South China Morning Post rep...