Activist Wang Aizhong was taken into custody and charged by authorities in the southern Chinese city of Guangzhou with “picking quarrels and provoking trouble ” in May last year. Nearly a year later, he is still behind bars without having gone to trial: His hearing scheduled for mid-April was cancelled abruptly the week before, with no reason or new date.
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The Chinese civil society has entered an unprecedented ice age after years of the crackdown by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), said a veteran dissident Ou
Chinese civil society has entered ice age after years of crackdown: Activist ANI | Updated: Jan 11, 2021 22:21 IST
Beijing [China], January 11 (ANI): The Chinese civil society has entered an unprecedented ice age after years of the crackdown by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), said a veteran dissident Ou Biaofeng, adding that any form of resistance these days is almost guaranteed to draw retaliation and clampdown .
China s clampdown on criticism of its response to the Coronavirus pandemic has included rounding up citizen journalists and silencing prominent academics and party members who have openly criticised its handling of the crisis, the South China Morning Post (SCMP) reported.