CHINA’S JOURNALIST ZHANG ZHAN SENTENCED FOR FOUR YEARS OF IMPRISONMENT

Highlights –

• China’s journalist Zhang Zhan sentenced for four years of imprisonment.
• Zhang Zhan was earlier detained in May for her live stream reporting about COVID-19.
• Shanghai Pudong New District People’s Court on Monda...

JOURNALIST SENTENCED FOR FOUR YEARS IN CHINA OVER SUPOPOSEDLY FALSE REPORTING

HIGHLIGHTS

• Zhang Zhan, a 37-year-old, a previous lawyer by profession and a resident columnist who was captured in May while detailing from Wuhan, has been condemned to four years in prison

Zhang was captured for an active role in fights and in...