Zhou Guoqiang

Is case active: Yes

Designation:Activist, Online Commentator, Poet
Country:China
Region:Asia-Pacific
Gender:Male
Status:Detained
Years active:2023

Zhou (pen name Aqu Qiangba) is a poet and editor of Today. He was previously detained for seven months in 1989 for organizing a strike, and sentenced to three years in a labor camp in 1994 for engaging in labor movement propaganda. After a failed escape attempt, he was given an additional year. In October 2023, Beijing police arrested Guoqiang for commenting on the assassination of an Israeli diplomat.