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Prison Sentence

China intensifies its crackdown on human rights

April 21, 2023April 11, 2023 by Verna Yu

Two leading human rights lawyers have been jailed for more than a decade for criticizing the government

Categories Political Repression Tags Communist Party of China, Human Rights, News, President Xi Jinping, Prison Sentence, Voice of America Leave a comment

Hong Kong targets bank accounts of jailed tycoon Jimmy Lai

May 28, 2021May 27, 2021 by China Factor Staff

Financial sector dragged into the crackdown to silence the democracy activist and Apple Daily founder, report claims

Categories China-Hong Kong Tension Tags China, Communist Party, Hong Kong, Jimmy Lai, Leading Activist, News, Prison Sentence, Pro-Democracy Movement Leave a comment

‘Hong Kong 10’ prison sentences spark international backlash

January 16, 2021December 30, 2020 by China Factor Staff

Pro-democracy activists jailed in Shenzhen for border crossing after trying to flee to Taiwan

Categories Human Rights Tags China, Hong Kong, News, Prison Sentence, Pro-Democracy Activists, Shenzhen Leave a comment

Play China’s political version of Monopoly and ‘go directly to jail’

December 22, 2020September 22, 2020 by Juweihu

Outspoked Ren Zhiqiang’s 18-year prison sentence for ‘corruption’ is a Beijing warning for mixing business with politics

Categories Comment Tags China, Covid-19 Pandemic, News, Political Free Speech, Prison Sentence, Ren Zhiqiang, Xi Jinping Leave a comment

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