By Laurie Chen BEIJING (Reuters) - A leading activist in China's #MeToo movement went on trial for subversion on Friday, according to several diplomats ...
Countering the culture war with education and empathy | SaltWire #TransRights #HalifaxProtestBEIJING - A leading activist in China's #MeToo movement went on trial for subversion on Friday, according to several diplomats and a spokesperson for a campaign group calling for her release.
Diplomats from seven Western countries including the United States, Britain, Germany, France and the Netherlands attempted to attend the trial as observers, but they were not allowed into the building, according to five Beijing-based diplomats.
Calls to Huang's lawyer and the Guangzhou court were not answered. Police in Guangzhou did not respond to a faxed request for comment. The British Foreign Office did not immediately respond to a request for comment. The campaign group spokesperson said the charges of sedition against her and Wang were based on the gatherings the two activists often held for Chinese youth during which they discussed social issues.
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