Zheng Churan

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Zheng Churan (born 1989 ) is a human rights defender and women's rights activist in China . Zheng Churan organized LGBT events (including the Pride Parade ) and campaigns for women's rights . On March 6, 2015, she was arrested with four other activists from the Women's Rights Action Group, shortly before they planned anti-sexual harassment events on International Women's Day . She was listed as being on the BBC's list of Influential and Inspirational Women in 2016 .

Life

LGBT activist Zheng Churan studied sociology in China. At the age of 24 she first came across the term " feminism " at a workshop , which has two different meanings in China: one refers to " law " and " power ", the other to "female studies". As a result, she met Lu Pin and other activists who later became known as the " Feminist Five " at a workshop .

On March 6, 2015, in the run-up to International Women's Day, Zheng Churan was arrested along with four other activists. They had planned public events in several cities in China to call for an end to sexual harassment on public transport. The women's rights activists had printed stickers with the words “Stop sexual harassment, we want security” and “Come on, police, arrest sex offenders!”, Which they wanted to distribute during the events. However, they were accused by the security authorities of "starting an argument and provoking trouble".

Due to a wave of national and international protests involving social media, the five women's rights activists were released on bail on April 13, 2015.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ 'Hey Trump, feminists are watching you' . In: BBC News . December 15, 2016 ( bbc.com [accessed October 13, 2018]).
  2. ↑ demand release | Amnesty International. Retrieved October 13, 2018 .
  3. ↑ BBC 100 Women 2016: Who is on the list? In: BBC News . November 21, 2016 ( bbc.com [accessed October 13, 2018]).
  4. ↑ #MonaTalksTo: Zheng Churan and Liang Xiaowen . In: sister-hood magazine. A Fuuse production by Deeyah Khan. February 13, 2018 ( sister-hood.com [accessed October 13, 2018]).
  5. ↑ amnesty.de: Five women's rights activists arrested ; accessed on October 13, 2018
  6. ↑ dissentmagazine.org: China's Feminist Five ; accessed on October 13, 2018
  7. ↑ amnesty.de: Women's rights activists free on bail ; accessed on October 13, 2018
personal data
SURNAME Churan, Zheng
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Chinese women's rights and LGBT activist
DATE OF BIRTH 1989