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An award-winning artist was sentenced to eight years in prison for reporting on the COVID-19 pandemic and practising Falun Gong by a court in Beijing, China, on 16 January 2022. Chinese human rights site Weiquanwang (Rights Defense Network) reports that Xu Na was also fined 20,000 yuan (approximately £2,300 GBP). Xu Na was arrested by Beijing police in July 2020 along with 10 other Falun Gong practitioners, on suspicion of “using a cult organisation to undermine law enforcement”. However, a copy of the indictment document, provided by China Aid, specifically accuses them of sending photos and reporting to The Epoch...
