Ye Haiyan, the campaigner for sex workers' rights who was confronted by protesters after her release by Bobai county police in Guangxi early yesterday. Photo: Mimi Lau

Gender rights activist Ye Haiyan freed then hounded by hostile crowd

Woman detained after protests over sex abuse at primary school in Wanning is evicted after getting a hostile reception following her release

Mimi Lau

Published: 11:20am, 12 Jun, 2013

Updated: 2:51pm, 20 Jul, 2018

Ye Haiyan, the campaigner for sex workers' rights who was confronted by protesters after her release by Bobai county police in Guangxi early yesterday. Photo: Mimi Lau

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Mimi Lau

Mimi Lau covers human rights, religion and civil society in China. She spent seven years in southern China as the Post's Guangzhou Correspondent before returning to Hong Kong in 2017. Today, Mimi continues to pursue stories across the country, monitoring and reporting on key political and civil issues. She has won numerous awards for her work.