There are probably at least 50 journalists - nearly all journalists of color working in the global south - that I would rank as more deserving of being freed than #Assange.

For example,

- Huang Xueqin, a #Chinese feminist who covered #MeToo

- #Kashmiri journalist Irfan Mehraj

- #Vietnamese pro-democracy reporter Pham Doan Trang

- Saudi journalist Nazeer Al-Majed.

Why don't their cases get as much attention?

#China #India #SaudiArabia #Vietnam #PressFreedom #Journalism

Chinese journalist who promoted #MeToo movement sentenced to 5 years in prison

Source: https://apnews.com/article/china-journalist-sentenced-metoo-huang-xuewin-73186cfeb33e8cea3bde9bf0c0b38726

The verdict provided to The Associated Press stated that #HuangXueqin would also face a fine of 100,000 yuan ($14,000), underscoring the ruling Communist Party’s intolerance of any activism outside its control in a system whose upper echelons are dominated by men.

#justice #journalism #freedom #news #press #hunanrights

Chinese journalist who promoted #MeToo movement sentenced to 5 years in prison

Supporters say a a Chinese journalist who promoted women's rights as part of the country's nascent #MeToo movement has been sentenced to five years in prison on charges of undermining state security.

^{AP News}