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China sentences citizen-journalist to 4 years in prison for reporting on early days of Wuhan coronavirus outbreak

In mid-May, she was arrested and accused of spreading false information, giving interviews to foreign media, disrupting public order, and "maliciously" manipulating the outbreak, the AP reports.

"We raised her case with the authorities throughout 2020 as an example of the excessive clampdown on freedom of expression linked to COVID-19 & continue to call for her release," the tweet said. One of Zhang's other lawyers, Zhang Keke, said before the sentencing that his client was "physically fragile" due to a "long-term hunger strike," according to"When I met her days ago, her hands were tied to the waist and a nasogastric tube was inserted in her nose," he said. Monday that China tried to avoid Western media coverage by scheduling the trial during the Christmas holiday period.

 

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Another ‘civil rights fighter’ created by western medias. They really like the news can smear China 🙃

Terrible!

PDChina please stop this you are doing so well Don't ruin the Great work

thanks

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