Dozens of COVID-19 protesters still behind bars in China —HRW

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Dozens of demonstrators are still detained in China after taking part in widespread protests against the government last year, Human Rights Watch said Thursday, adding that the whereabouts of some remain unknown.

The ruling Communist Party abolished its virus containment strategy the following month, after which a wave of infections caused a spike in hospitalizations and deaths.

On Thursday, Human Rights Watch urged Beijing to "immediately release and drop all charges against everyone detained for participating in the 'white paper' protests," referencing"Young people in China are paying a heavy price for daring to speak out for freedom and human rights," said Yaqiu Wang, senior China researcher at the US-based NGO.

But an oversight body for domestic law enforcement said in November that it would "crack down on illegal criminal acts that disrupt social order" in a possible warning to demonstrators. They include 26-year-old Cao Zhixin, an editor at a publishing house who was taken into police custody after attending a vigil for the victims of a deadly fire in Xinjiang province, which became a trigger for unrest.

Source: Law Daily Report (lawdailyreport.net)

 

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