Journalist Guo was released from prison in 2018 after serving a 10-year sentence for publishing a series of articles titled “Herald of Democracy,” which criticized the government. In February 2020, he was re-detained on charges of “incitement to subvert state power” following his critical comments about China’s COVID-19 pandemic policies. During his trial in September 2021, his previous writings were used as evidence. In December 2022, he was sentenced to four years in prison.
