Urgent Action Update: Singer-Song Rriter Activist Sentenced (China: UA 245.17)
December 14, 2018Activist Xu Lin was sentenced to three years in prison for “picking quarrels and provoking trouble” on 7 December 2018. The singer-songwriter has composed and published songs online about his democratic aspirations and critical of the government for various injustices. He has refused to repent and maintained his innocence.