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China #MeToo activist is sentenced to 5 years in prison
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https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/china-metoo-activist-sentenced-5-years-prison-rcna157136
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GUANGZHOU, China — Leading Chinese #MeToo activist Huang Xueqin was handed a five-year sentence after being found guilty on Friday of state subversion at a court in southern China, according to a group campaigning for her release and a copy of the court verdict.
The sentence “was longer than we expected,” said a spokesperson for the campaign group Free Huang Xueqin and Wang Jianbing, asking to remain anonymous for safety concerns.
The charges of sedition against the pair were based on the gatherings they often held for Chinese youth during which they discussed social issues.
There was a heavy security presence around Guangzhou People’s Intermediate Court on Friday morning, with police officers questioning bystanders.
The charge of “inciting subversion of state power” is frequently used by the Chinese government against dissidents and carries a maximum prison term of five years but can be longer if the suspect is considered a ringleader or to have committed serious crimes.
The day before her arrest on Sept. 19, 2021, Huang had been scheduled to fly to Britain to begin a master’s degree at the University of Sussex on a British government-funded scholarship, the campaign group has said.
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