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  5. Chinese Woman Jailed for Reporting on Covid Set to be Freed

Chinese Woman Jailed for Reporting on Covid Set to be Freed

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Zhang Zhan, a 40-year-old former lawyer, was expected to be released from prison on Monday after serving her four-year sentence for "picking quarrels and provoking trouble", a charge often used in political cases. However, it remained unclear whether she had actually been set free or if she had completed her sentence at Shanghai's Women Prison. Zhang gained attention for traveling to Wuhan in February 2020 to document the Chinese government's response to the COVID-19 pandemic. She shared her reports on various social media platforms, including X (formerly Twitter), YouTube, and WeChat. In one video, Zhang described the city as "paralyzed" due to widespread lockdowns and censorship.

  1. FR
    Reporters Without Borders
    1. Even though she will have served her sentence, there are doubts regarding the Chinese regime's willingness to give her back her freedom.
  2. US
    Maya Wang
    Human Rights Watch
    1. It's a relief to know that Zhang is being released, given her very poor health in prison, but she shouldn't have been imprisoned in the first place. Her imprisonment should remind us all that the Chinese government is yet to be held accountable for covering up the Covid-19 outbreak, or for the abuses associated with its draconian pandemic restrictions.

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sources

  1. 1.The New York Times
  2. 2.The Guardian
  3. 3.The Times of India
  4. 4.WeChat
  5. 5.Times
  6. 6.Associated Press

perspectives

  1. 1.Chinese Foreign Policy
  2. 2.US-China Relations
  3. 3.China under Xi Jinping
  4. 4.World Economy
  5. 5.Healthcare
  6. 6.Vaccination
  7. 7.Pandemic
  8. 8.Covid-19 Pandemic

countries

  1. 1.CanadaCA
  2. 2.ChinaCN

organizations

  1. 1.YouTubeUS
  2. 2.Reporters Without BordersFR
  3. 3.Amnesty InternationalGB
  4. 4.Human Rights Watch
  5. 5.Shanghai Prison Administration
  6. 6.Twitter/XUS

persons

  1. 1.Zhang Zhan
  2. 2.Jane Wang
  3. 3.Chi Hui Lin
  4. 4.Wang WenbinCN
  5. 5.Vivian Wang
  6. 6.Maya WangUS
  7. 7.Chen Qiushi
  8. 8.Fang Bin
  9. 9.Lin Zhao
  10. 10.Ren Quanniu
  11. 11.Sarah BrooksUS
  12. 12.Shen Yanqiu

technicals

  1. 1.Cultural Revolution
  2. 2.Christianity