A younger lady has been held in police detention in southern China for 9 days after collaborating in protests towards Covid restrictions, her mom informed AFP as she expressed worry and anguish over her daughter’s security.

Final week China ended its harsh zero-Covid coverage, following public discontent that erupted in nationwide demonstrations on a scale unseen in many years. As police started a crackdown following the protests, Yang Zijing, 25, was detained on the night of December 4 within the southern metropolis of Guangzhou after attending a protest the week earlier than, her mom mentioned.

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“They detained so many individuals who had been step by step launched, why is she nonetheless in there?,” she mentioned including that her daughter’s roommate informed her that a group of police requested to examine the water meter and didn’t present identification when coming into.

“They searched the residence and took her away, alongside along with her cellphone and laptop computer.”

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Upon studying about her daughter’s detention, she rushed to Guangzhou on December 8, however each she and a lawyer have been refused entry to both her daughter or the police officer dealing with her case.

“They refused to present us any data,” she mentioned.