The two women were among four protesters detained in December 2022 and charged with 'picking quarrels and provoking trouble,' which carries a sentence of up to five years.
were released on Wednesday, April 19, after almost four months in detention, two of their friends told Reuters., unprecedented in President Xi Jinping’s decade in power, began in late November in cities across China. They were suppressed by police within days but helped hasten the end of three years of tough COVID restrictions, sources have previously told Reuters.
Immediately following the protests, in which hundreds took to the streets across the country, many holding up blank sheets of paper as a symbol of their discontent, police interrogated and detained dozens of participants, according to rights groups, lawyers and friends of those individuals.Cao Zhixin, a 26-year-old book editor, and Zhai Dengrui, a 27-year-old teacher, were released on Wednesday, according to two friends of the individuals.
Human Rights Watch had reported the pair were among four protesters detained in December and charged with “picking quarrels and provoking trouble,” which carries a sentence of up to five years.Cao, shortly before she was detained, had taken a video of herself calling for help. The clip was later released by friends and widely circulated online.
Reuters could not independently verify the total number of protesters who were detained by police or have been charged and remain in custody. –
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