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Prominent China #MeToo journalist Sophia Huang Xueqin sentenced to five years in jail, supporters say
news.movim.eu / TheGuardian · Friday, 14 June - 05:38
Sophia Huang Xueqin, who reported on #MeToo movement and Hong Kong pro-democracy protests, sentenced along with labour activist Wang Jianbing
A Chinese court has sentenced prominent #MeToo journalist Sophia Huang Xueqin to five years in jail and labour activist Wang Jianbing to three and a half years, almost 1,000 days after they were detained on allegations of inciting state subversion, according to supporters.
On Friday, supporters of the pair said the court had found them guilty and delivered Huang the maximum sentence. A copy of the verdict seen by Reuters corroborated their claim. Huang told the court she intended to appeal, the supporters said.
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