Political Prisoners – Page 2

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Chinese Activists Who Gave #MeToo Victims a Voice Are Found Guilty

Huang Xueqin, a journalist, and Wang Jianbing, a labor activist, were convicted of subversion, a vaguely worded charge long seen as a tool for muzzling dissent.

By Alexandra Stevenson and Zixu Wang

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Iran Sentences Prominent Rapper to Death, Lawyer Says

The rapper, Toomaj Salehi, was initially arrested after releasing music in support of the 2022 protests over the death of a young woman in police custody.

By Cassandra Vinograd and Leily Nikounazar

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China Has Thousands of Navalnys, Hidden From the Public

China has no dissident with the kind of public profile that Aleksei A. Navalny had. The government has many critics, but they all disappear from view.

By Li Yuan

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Émigrés Are Creating an Alternative China, One Bookstore at a Time

From Thailand to America, Chinese denied a safe public space for discussion in their home country have found hope in diaspora communities.

By Li Yuan

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