Hu Shigen

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A freelance writer, Hu was detained arbitrarily in July 2015; police did not answer his family’s enquiries as to his whereabouts. He was formally arrested in January 2016 on suspicion of subverting state power and imprisoned after a short closed-door trial. Despite his development of multiple health problems in jail, he has repeatedly been denied medical parole. He was released on March 27, 2023.