She thought she had won an all-expenses-paid trip to Australia but ended up serving life in a Chinese prison

Dawn Michelle Hunt

Dawn Michelle Hunt and her family posing for a Christmas photo before her travel and arrest.

Gene Hunt, Dawn Michelle Hunt's father, Gene Hunt. (PHOTO CREDIT: E. Jason Wambsgans/Chicago Tribune)

“That should not happen to any parent.” Dawn Michelle Hunt has been unjustly incarcerated in China for 12 years and was unable to properly say goodbye to her 92-year-old father before his passing. Watch her brother’s testimony. @FreeDawnMichell https://t.co/1Xt21uy1U2

— China Commission (@CECCgov) September 23, 2026