China’s intimidation campaignChina has arrested, detained and interrogated people who joined in the demonstrations against the government’s “Zero-Covid” restrictions last month. Four young women, who are friends, are some of the first people known to have been arrested after they took part in protests in Beijing. “So why do you still have to secretly take us away?”People close to the young women told my colleagues that the police had asked them about their use of Telegram, a messaging platform blocked in China. Authorities also inquired about their involvement in feminist activities, such as in a book club where they read feminist works. Instead, precisely because they were not prominent organizers, their cases are a more general warning to others who might have drawn inspiration from the protests.

Source: CNN January 27, 2023 00:25 UTC