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Protest Tracker Lu Yuyu Sentenced to Four Years

On Thursday citizen journalist Lu Yuyu was sentenced to four years in prison for “picking quarrels and provoking trouble,” a catch-all “pocket crime” frequently used to prosecute activists in place of more overtly political charges such as inciting subversion. Since 2012, the former migrant worker had collated and shared online reports of strikes and protests across China through outlets including the @wickedonnaa Twitter account, together