Lu Yuyu, a Chinese activist who has been documenting labor protests across China for the last several years, has reportedly been in the custody of Chinese authorities since June 16th. Mr. Lu, along with his girlfriend Li Tingyu, are being accused of "picking quarrels and provoking trouble." Due to a slowing economy, the amount of labor protests has been growing rapidly throughout the country. A spokesman for the Chinese Labor Bulletin praised the work of Mr. Lu and Ms. Li and stated "by 'shooting the messenger' in this case rather than dealing with the root causes of social unrest, the authorities have once again simply made matters worse."
See "Chinese Police Detain Activist Who Documents Labor Protests", EDWARD WONG, The New York Times, June 27, 2016