Gongan Chen

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Gongan is an online commentator with a history of defending democratic rights. He was detained in September 2022 after posting political messages on WeChat as part of a conversation with other human rights defenders. He was sentenced to 1 year and 6 months in prison on charges of “picking quarrels and provoking trouble” in June 2023.