Five Chinese women (Wu Rongrong, Wei Tingting, Li Tingting, Wang Man and Zheng Churan) who were planning a ‬ protest against sexual harassment on public transportation for International Women’s Day are still being illegal detained. (NPR did a great segment two days ago on one of the women, Li Tingting, whose actions I’ve featured on the blog before. She was part of a protest in 2012 after authorities at the Shanghai transit authority blamed women for “inviting” men to grope them.)

A big protest was held in Hong Kong today. #FreetheFive

Free Chinese Feminists shared the message below on their Facebook page… it is important because protests are getting shut down & info blocked in China…

“Please organise protests at Chinese embassies in your counties. They are listed here: http://embassy.goabroad.com/embassies-of/china International solidarity action is needed urgently…by writing to the Chinese authorities and staging demonstrations demanding the release of the ‘China 5’. Send copies and photos of your protests for us to publicise at: cwi.china@gmail.com
http://chinaworker.info/en/2015/03/21/9882/“

If you’re in Washington, D.C. SSH and SlutWalk DC are co-hosting a protest at the Chinese Embassy (3505 International Place, Northwest, Washington, D.C. ) on Monday, March 23, 5:30 pm. Info.