Zhang Zhan sentenced to prison on charge of ‘picking quarrels and provoking trouble’ in China
A Chinese whistleblower jailed for documenting the early phases of the Covid-19 outbreak from Wuhan was reportedly sentenced to four more years in prison.
Zhang Zhan, 42, was sentenced on Friday on a charge of "picking quarrels and provoking trouble" in China, according to press freedom group Reporters Without Borders (RSF).
The same charge led to her December 2020 imprisonment after she posted first-hand accounts from the central city of Wuhan on the...
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