Chinese Feminist Group’s Social Media Account Suspended
Feminist Voice said that Hello, because content you recently posted violates national laws and regulations, your account will be banned for 30 days,
Sinosphere By
DIDI KIRSTEN TATLOW
FEB. 22, 2017
BEIJING — The main social media account of a leading feminist organization in China has been taken down for 30 days,
and Chinese feminists are bracing for another wave of repression before major political meetings this year.
The closing of the account for the organization, Feminist Voices, may have been linked to an article it posted about
a women’s strike planned in the United States on March 8, International Women’s Day, feminists said on Wednesday.
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"This is about attacking civil society," Lu Pin, a founder of Feminist Voices who lives in New York, said in a telephone interview.
According to a message circulating on social media
that quoted an unidentified person working at Sina.com, women’s rights advocates said the account’s suspension had come from the Cyberspace Administration of the State Internet Information Office, which can "direct, coordinate and supervise online content management," according to the state news media.
