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Chinese #MeToo Activist Jailed 5 Years For Subversion Charge
Chinese journalist and #Metoo activist Sophia Huang Xueqin was sentenced to five years in prison on Friday on charges of "inciting subversion of state power" after she became a symbol of the country's stalled feminist movement.
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Man Who Mocked Xi Jinping Flees China On Jet Ski, Rides 300 Km To South Korea
A Chinese man who rode a jet ski more than 300 km (186 miles) across the sea to South Korea from China was jailed in his homeland several years ago for making fun of its leader, Xi Jinping, a South Korean activist said on Wednesday.
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Hong Kong Democracy Leader Jailed For Second Tiananmen "Incitement"
Jailed democracy activist Chow Hang-tung accused Hong Kong's courts on Tuesday of criminalising speech and helping authorities erase the Tiananmen crackdown as she was convicted a second time for inciting people to commemorate the deadly event.
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Tycoon Jimmy Lai, 7 Others Get New Jail Sentence Over Hong Kong Protests
Jailed Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai was among eight democracy activists handed new prison sentences on Friday for attending protests on the 70th anniversary of the founding of communist China that were followed by a sweeping crackdown.
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Hong Kong's "Father Of Democracy" Among Activists Facing Jail
Among the Hong Kong activists facing jail on Thursday is an octogenarian barrister dubbed the "Father of Democracy" who Beijing once asked to help draft the city's mini-constitution and was often dismissed by younger activists for being too moderate
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China Jails 10 Hong Kong Pro-Democracy Activists For Border Crossing
A Chinese court on Wednesday jailed 10 Hong Kong democracy activists for up to three years over a bid to flee the city by speedboat to Taiwan, as a crackdown on dissent in the territory intensifies.
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Jailed Hong Kong Activist Joshua Wong Found Guilty Of Contempt Of Court
Jailed Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong spent his 21st birthday in court Friday where he was found guilty of contempt for obstructing the clearance of a major encampment during the city's 2014 mass Umbrella rallies.
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Thousands Protest In Hong Kong Over Jailing Of Democracy Activists
Thousands of supporters of three jailed young democracy activists took to the streets in Hong Kong on Sunday to protest their sentences.
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China's Top Rights Activist Xu Zhiyong Freed After Four Years In Jail
One of China's most prominent rights activists, Xu Zhiyong, was released by the authorities on Saturday after serving a four-year sentence that prompted international criticism, with his lawyer saying he hoped he would be allowed to live as a free man
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Chinese Court Jails Liu Shaoming, Author Of Tiananmen Report
A prominent Chinese labour activist was sentenced today to four and a half years in prison for "inciting subversion" through a written account of the 1989 Tiananmen crackdown, his lawyer told AFP.
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China Sentences Activists For 'Disturbing Social Order': Xinhua
Three labour activists were given suspended sentences of two to four years, Chinese state media said Tuesday, citing their involvement with "overseas organisations hostile to China".
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China Asks US Not To Interfere In Its Internal Affairs
China today lashed out at the US for describing jail sentences given to four human rights activists as "politically motivated", saying American accusations are groundless and constituted interference in its internal affairs.
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China Rejects US Criticism Of Crackdown On Rights Defenders
China rebuked the United States today for criticising it over the convictions of rights activists, with a Chinese court this week sentencing three rights advocates and a lawyer to up to seven and half years jail for subversion.
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China Activist Jailed For More Than 7 Years
A Chinese human rights activist was convicted of subverting state power and jailed for seven and a half years today, a court said, the latest step in a sweeping crackdown on dissent.
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China Jails 3 'Civil Disobedience' Activists
A Chinese court sentenced three activists to prison today for allegedly attempting to start a non-violent civil rights movement, campaign groups said, the latest example of the Communist Party's intensifying crackdown on dissent.
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Chinese #MeToo Activist Jailed 5 Years For Subversion Charge
Chinese journalist and #Metoo activist Sophia Huang Xueqin was sentenced to five years in prison on Friday on charges of "inciting subversion of state power" after she became a symbol of the country's stalled feminist movement.
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Man Who Mocked Xi Jinping Flees China On Jet Ski, Rides 300 Km To South Korea
A Chinese man who rode a jet ski more than 300 km (186 miles) across the sea to South Korea from China was jailed in his homeland several years ago for making fun of its leader, Xi Jinping, a South Korean activist said on Wednesday.
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Hong Kong Democracy Leader Jailed For Second Tiananmen "Incitement"
Jailed democracy activist Chow Hang-tung accused Hong Kong's courts on Tuesday of criminalising speech and helping authorities erase the Tiananmen crackdown as she was convicted a second time for inciting people to commemorate the deadly event.
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Tycoon Jimmy Lai, 7 Others Get New Jail Sentence Over Hong Kong Protests
Jailed Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai was among eight democracy activists handed new prison sentences on Friday for attending protests on the 70th anniversary of the founding of communist China that were followed by a sweeping crackdown.
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Hong Kong's "Father Of Democracy" Among Activists Facing Jail
Among the Hong Kong activists facing jail on Thursday is an octogenarian barrister dubbed the "Father of Democracy" who Beijing once asked to help draft the city's mini-constitution and was often dismissed by younger activists for being too moderate
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China Jails 10 Hong Kong Pro-Democracy Activists For Border Crossing
A Chinese court on Wednesday jailed 10 Hong Kong democracy activists for up to three years over a bid to flee the city by speedboat to Taiwan, as a crackdown on dissent in the territory intensifies.
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Jailed Hong Kong Activist Joshua Wong Found Guilty Of Contempt Of Court
Jailed Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong spent his 21st birthday in court Friday where he was found guilty of contempt for obstructing the clearance of a major encampment during the city's 2014 mass Umbrella rallies.
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Thousands Protest In Hong Kong Over Jailing Of Democracy Activists
Thousands of supporters of three jailed young democracy activists took to the streets in Hong Kong on Sunday to protest their sentences.
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China's Top Rights Activist Xu Zhiyong Freed After Four Years In Jail
One of China's most prominent rights activists, Xu Zhiyong, was released by the authorities on Saturday after serving a four-year sentence that prompted international criticism, with his lawyer saying he hoped he would be allowed to live as a free man
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Chinese Court Jails Liu Shaoming, Author Of Tiananmen Report
A prominent Chinese labour activist was sentenced today to four and a half years in prison for "inciting subversion" through a written account of the 1989 Tiananmen crackdown, his lawyer told AFP.
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China Sentences Activists For 'Disturbing Social Order': Xinhua
Three labour activists were given suspended sentences of two to four years, Chinese state media said Tuesday, citing their involvement with "overseas organisations hostile to China".
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China Asks US Not To Interfere In Its Internal Affairs
China today lashed out at the US for describing jail sentences given to four human rights activists as "politically motivated", saying American accusations are groundless and constituted interference in its internal affairs.
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China Rejects US Criticism Of Crackdown On Rights Defenders
China rebuked the United States today for criticising it over the convictions of rights activists, with a Chinese court this week sentencing three rights advocates and a lawyer to up to seven and half years jail for subversion.
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China Activist Jailed For More Than 7 Years
A Chinese human rights activist was convicted of subverting state power and jailed for seven and a half years today, a court said, the latest step in a sweeping crackdown on dissent.
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China Jails 3 'Civil Disobedience' Activists
A Chinese court sentenced three activists to prison today for allegedly attempting to start a non-violent civil rights movement, campaign groups said, the latest example of the Communist Party's intensifying crackdown on dissent.
