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Chinese citizen journalist Zhang Zhan sentenced to four years in jail for Wuhan coronavirus reports | South China Morning Post

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Zhang Zhan, a former lawyer and a citizen journalist in China, was sentenced to four years in prison on December 28, 2020, for her reports out of Wuhan as the coronavirus outbreak unfurled early this year. A Shanghai court found her guilty of “picking quarrels and provoking trouble”. Reporters and supporters were bl…

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