Cheng Jianping, a Chinese citizen, was recently sentenced to one year in a Chinese labor camp as a result of tweeting. She tweeted mocking Chinese protesters who smashed Japanese products during a demonstration and tweeted about her support for Nobel Peace Prize Winner Liu Xiaobo. Eleven days after the tweet, her fiance, Hua Chunhui, was arrested by the police in their wedding day; her arrest followed later that day. Hua was released five days later, while she was not. Cheng said her posts were satirical and are no reason to be in jail. Her family and lawyer are fighting to get Cheng medical parole and out of the labor camp due to high blood pressure issues.
By: Alyssa Rabulinski
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