Chinese director jailed for documenting 'white paper' protests against COVID restrictions
By bno - Taipei Office A Shanghai court has sentenced Chinese director Chen Pinlin to three and a half years in prison for his documentary film on the 'white paper' protests that erupted across China in late 2022.
China sentences filmmaker to over three years imprisonment for Covid-19 protest documentary
China sentences filmmaker to over three years imprisonment for Covid-19 protest documentary - Chen Pinlin has released a documentary following China’s “White Paper” movement
VOA Mandarin: Chinese filmmaker sentenced to prison for COVID-19 documentary
Chinese activist filmmaker Chen Pinlin has been sentenced to 3½ years in prison in Shanghai for producing a documentary about China's nationwide protests against COVID-19 lockdowns in late 2022. Observers told VOA that Chen was heavily punished because the CCP has been trying to erase from
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A judge sentenced Chen Pinlin, 33, to jail for "picking quarrels and provoking trouble" in a closed-door trial on Monday, Daniel Fang, who handled Chen's case before leaving China last year, told Reuters. He cited people familiar with the case.
Filmmaker Sentenced to More Than Three Years in Prison for Documentary on White-Paper Protests
In a closed-door trial on Monday, a judge sentenced 33-year-old Chen Pinlin to prison for three years and six months for “picking quarrels and provoking trouble.” Chen had produced a documentary film about the White Paper protests on their one-year anniversary in November 2023.
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Chinese filmmaker Chen Pinlin is scheduled to go on trial on Monday over his documentary on China's nationwide protests against COVID-19 lockdowns in late 2022, reported CNN. Per reports, the Shanghai court has charged him with "picking quarrels and provoking trouble,
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