A filmmaker made a documentary about protests in China. Now …
Jan 6, 2025 · 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.
China COVID Protest Filmmaker Sentenced to Prison, Former …
Jan 7, 2025 · A judge sentenced Chen Pinlin, 33, to jail for "picking quarrels and provoking trouble" in a closed-door trial on Monday, Daniel Fang, who handled Chen's case before leaving China last year,...
China Documentary Filmmaker Jailed for Over Three Years
Jan 6, 2025 · A Shanghai court sentenced Chen Pinlin, a 33-year-old filmmaker known as “Plato,” to three and a half years in prison for his documentary about the widespread protests against China’s stringent COVID-19 lockdowns in late 2022. The conviction, handed down after a three-hour closed-door trial, underscores the Chinese government’s ...
Chen Pinlin: China sentences filmmaker 3.5 years in jail for ...
Jan 7, 2025 · A Chinese documentary filmmaker has been sentenced to over three years in prison for producing a documentary on China ’s crackdown on nationwide protests against the Covid lockdown in 2023,...
Chinese filmmaker gets three and a half years in prison for …
Jan 9, 2025 · A Shanghai court convicted Chen Pinlin, born in 1991, even though he had signed a plea bargain for a two-year sentence over “Urumqi Middle Road”, a video he made and posted on YouTube in 2023...
VOA Mandarin: Chinese filmmaker sentenced to prison for COVID …
Jan 7, 2025 · 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.
China jails director who documented Covid protests for ‘picking ...
Jan 7, 2025 · A judge sentenced Chen Pinlin, 33, to jail for “picking quarrels and provoking trouble” in a closed-door trial yesterday, Daniel Fang, who handled Chen’s case before leaving China last year ...
Chinese director Chen Pinlin arrested over White Paper protest ...
Feb 22, 2024 · On February 18, Chinese authorities charged Chen, who published a documentary on anti-COVID restriction protests in late 2023, with “picking quarrels and provoking trouble,” according to Chinese human rights news websites Minsheng Guancha and Weiquanwang.
Shanghai director set to face trial over 'white paper' protest film
RFA Cantonese has learned that Plato’s real name is Chen Pinlin, and that he was detained soon after the film was posted on suspicion of "picking quarrels and stirring up trouble," a charge...
China Covid-19 protest film-maker sentenced to prison, says …
Jan 7, 2025 · In a closed-door trial on Jan 6, a judge sentenced Chen Pinlin, 33, to jail for “picking quarrels and provoking trouble”, said Mr Daniel Fang, who handled Chen’s case before leaving China in...