JOURNALIST SENTENCED FOR FOUR YEARS IN CHINA OVER SUPOPOSEDLY FALSE REPORTING

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• 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 inciting inconvenience – an allegation generally utilized against dissenters, activists, and columnists – with her video and blog reports fr....