Chinese Journalist Zhang Zhan Jailed Over Early COVID-19 Reporting, Faces New Four-Year Sentence in China

Chinese citizen journalist Zhang Zhan, previously imprisoned for her coverage of the early days of the Covid-19 outbreak, has been sentenced to another four-year prison term, according to a human rights group and activists.Zhang, 42, was detained in August 2024 on charges of “picking quarrels and provoking trouble,” a common accusation used by Chinese authorities … Continue reading Chinese Journalist Zhang Zhan Jailed Over Early COVID-19 Reporting, Faces New Four-Year Sentence in China