Two Zhejiang activists sentenced to three years in prison for remembering Lu Xiaobo
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Originally published by Asia News on Feb. 18, 2026
A Hangzhou court sentenced Zou Wei and Zan Aizong for meeting on the Qiantang River on 13 July 2024, the seventh anniversary of Liu’s death, to commemorate the intellectual, one of the promoters of Charter 08, who was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2010 for his nonviolent commitment to human rights. Despite his death, he continues to inspire fear among China’s rulers today.
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On its website, the Chinese Human Rights Defenders (CHRD) network reported that on 13 February, a court in Hangzhou sentenced Zou Wei to three and a half years in prison and Zan Aizong to three years for “picking quarrels and creating disturbances”.
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The CHRD has long documented how Chinese authorities frequently use the charge of “picking quarrels and provoking trouble” to silence people who exercise or defend human rights.
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