Chinese Court Refuses Medical Parole For Women’s Rights Activist Held For Two Years
Authorities in the southern Chinese province of Guangdong have refused a request for medical parole made by the husband of a prominent women’s rights activist who voiced public support for the 2014 pro-democracy movement in Hong Kong, amid growing fears for her health.
Chinese Journalist Released on Medical Grounds, to Serve Shorter Sentence At Home
<!–[CDATA[Qiao Long | Radio Free Asia Authorities in the Chinese capital on Thursday reduced the jail term of jailed veteran journalist Gao Yu on appeal and ordered her conditional release on medical grounds. Amid tight security on the streets outside, the Beijing High People’s Court cut Gao’s seven-year jail term for “leaking state secrets overseas” to five years, her […]