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.
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
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.
Chinese filmmaker faces trial for documenting rare COVID-19 lockdown protests
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,
A filmmaker made a documentary about protests in China. Now he’s sentenced to more than 3 years in prison
Chen Pinlin was sentenced by a Shanghai court on Monday following a three-hour trial behind closed doors, a person familiar with the case told CNN. The 33-year-old was convicted of “picking ...
China COVID Protest Filmmaker Sentenced to Prison, Former Lawyer Says
A Chinese director who made a film about the 2022 "white paper" demonstrations against China's COVID restrictions was sentenced to three and a half years in prison by a Shanghai court this week, his former lawyer said.
China sentences filmmaker to over 3 years in jail for Covid lockdown protests documentary
The 2022 protests against Covid lockdown and subsequent crackdown on people marked a rare show of dissent in China
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China: Documentary filmmaker Chen Pinlin sentenced to three and a half years for covering historic protests against censorship
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) is appalled by the three-and-a-half-year prison sentence handed to Chinese documentary ...
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Chinese filmmaker gets three and a half years in prison for reporting 'blank sheets' protest
A Shanghai court convicted Chen Pinlin, born in 1991, even though he had signed a plea bargain for a two-year sentence over ...
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A filmmaker made a documentary about rare protests in China. Now he’s going on trial
Chen Pinlin was scheduled to appear in a Shanghai court on Monday afternoon on the charge of “picking quarrels and provoking trouble,” according to a photo of the hearing notice issued by the ...