Two Chinese #MeToo movement promoters handed 3 to 5 years prison sentence– www.euronews.com

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Supporters say a Chinese journalist Huang Xueqin who promoted women’s rights as part of the country’s nascent #MeToo movement has been sentenced to five years in prison on charges of incitement to subvert state authority.

Huang’s sentencing comes almost three years after she and an activist Wang Jianbing were detained.

Jianbing, a co-defendant known more for his labour rights activity also helped women report sexual harassment and was sentenced to three years and six months on the same charge.

Huang Xueqin would also face a fine of 100,000 yuan (€13,000), underscoring the ruling Communist Party’s lack of tolerance for activism not under its control in a system where top positions are predominantly held by men.

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