Imprisoned Chinese citizen journalist not well, lawyer says
3 years, 4 months ago

Imprisoned Chinese citizen journalist not well, lawyer says

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A Chinese citizen journalist serving a four-year sentence after reporting on the early stage of the COVID-19 pandemic in the city of Wuhan is in ill health after staging a long-running hunger strike, according to a lawyer who spoke with her family. Authorities notified the family that she was in poor health and told them to come to the prison, said Peng Yonghe, a lawyer who spoke with Zhang's mother about the visit. A Shanghai court sentenced Zhang last December over accusations of “picking fights and provoking trouble," a vaguely defined charge often used in political cases. Zhang early on went on hunger strike, then began taking some food after her health declined, Wang said, citing one of Zhang's lawyers.

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Chinese lawyer Xu Zhiyong on hunger strike over ‘ill treatment’ in prison
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Chinese lawyer Xu Zhiyong on hunger strike over ‘ill treatment’ in prison

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A Chinese human rights lawyer …

Chinese journalist who promoted #MeToo movement sentenced to 5 years in prison
6 months, 1 week ago

Chinese journalist who promoted #MeToo movement sentenced to 5 years in prison

Associated Press  

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Chinese #MeToo journalist Sophia Huang Xueqin and labour activist Wang Jianbing jailed
6 months, 1 week ago

Chinese #MeToo journalist Sophia Huang Xueqin and labour activist Wang Jianbing jailed

ABC  

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A citizen journalist imprisoned for ‘provoking trouble’ by reporting on COVID in China is released
7 months ago

A citizen journalist imprisoned for ‘provoking trouble’ by reporting on COVID in China is released

Associated Press  

BANGKOK — Zhang Zhan, a citizen journalist, was released from prison after serving four years for charges related to reporting on the COVID-19 outbreak in Wuhan, China, according to a video statement she released Tuesday, eight days after her sentence ended, though there are concerns about how much freedom of movement she has. Zhang was sentenced to four years in …

Status of Chinese citizen journalist who reported on COVID unknown on day of expected prison release
7 months, 1 week ago

Status of Chinese citizen journalist who reported on COVID unknown on day of expected prison release

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The whereabouts of a Chinese …

Status of Chinese citizen journalist who reported on COVID unknown on day of expected prison release
7 months, 1 week ago

Status of Chinese citizen journalist who reported on COVID unknown on day of expected prison release

Associated Press  

BANGKOK — The whereabouts of a Chinese citizen journalist who served four years in prison for reporting on the early days of the pandemic in Wuhan and was expected to be released Monday are unknown, raising concern from activists. Zhang Zhan, who had been sentenced to four years in prison on charges of “picking quarrels and provoking trouble,” a vaguely …

Chinese citizen journalist jailed for Covid reporting in Wuhan finally set to be released
7 months, 1 week ago

Chinese citizen journalist jailed for Covid reporting in Wuhan finally set to be released

The Independent  

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Australian journalist says she was detained for 3 years in China for breaking an embargo
1 year, 2 months ago

Australian journalist says she was detained for 3 years in China for breaking an embargo

Associated Press  

CANBERRA, Australia — Australian journalist Cheng Lei says she spent more than three years in detention in China for breaking an embargo with a television broadcast on a state-run TV network. Her treatment in custody was designed to “drive home that point that in China that is a big sin,” Cheng told Sky News Australia. A Beijing court convicted her …

China: MeToo journalist, labour activist to appear in secret trial amid increasing crackdown on civil society
1 year, 3 months ago

China: MeToo journalist, labour activist to appear in secret trial amid increasing crackdown on civil society

India TV News  

An independent MeToo journalist and a labour activist in China, who have been detained for over two years, are scheduled to appear in a 'secret' trial on Friday amid Beijing's intensifying crackdown on the remaining aspects of the Chinese civil society, according to a report by CNN. MeToo activist Huang Xueqin and labour rights activist Wang Jiangbing were detained by …

Chinese Australian writer fears dying in Beijing detention after being diagnosed with a kidney cyst
1 year, 3 months ago

Chinese Australian writer fears dying in Beijing detention after being diagnosed with a kidney cyst

Associated Press  

CANBERRA, Australia — Chinese Australian writer and democracy blogger Yang Hengjun has told his family he fears he will die in a Beijing detention center after being diagnosed with a kidney cyst, prompting supporters to demand his release for medical treatment. Asked about Yang at a daily news briefing in Beijing, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin declined to share …

Chinese ‘citizen journalist’ who reported on COVID-19 to be released after 3 years
1 year, 7 months ago

Chinese ‘citizen journalist’ who reported on COVID-19 to be released after 3 years

The Hindu  

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Chinese journalist jailed for covering Covid-19 outbreak in critical condition
3 years, 1 month ago

Chinese journalist jailed for covering Covid-19 outbreak in critical condition

Op India  

A Chinese citizen journalist imprisoned for covering the initial Covid-19 outbreak in Wuhan is in critical condition and in need of immediate medical care following her hunger strikes protesting against the imprisonment. Zhang Zhan was detained in May 2020 and was sentenced to 4 years of imprisonment in December after the charge of “picking quarrels and provoking trouble” were levelled …

Chinese journalist imprisoned over Covid reporting in desperate need of medical care, says family
3 years, 1 month ago

Chinese journalist imprisoned over Covid reporting in desperate need of medical care, says family

CNN  

Hong Kong CNN — Zhang Zhan, a citizen journalist imprisoned for reporting on China’s initial Covid-19 outbreak in Wuhan in early 2020, is in desperate need of medical care, according to Human Rights Watch. The US-based rights group is calling on authorities in Beijing to release Zhang, a former lawyer, who was detained in May 2020 and sentenced in December …

A year after the COVID-19 pandemic began, Wuhan has become a city of forgetting
3 years, 10 months ago

A year after the COVID-19 pandemic began, Wuhan has become a city of forgetting

LA Times  

Wuhan residents attend an exhibition on the city’s fight against the coronavirus in January. “It’s like we’ve all taken an anesthetic,” said Mary Xu, 56, a therapist in Wuhan. Whenever it came up in conversation, someone would quickly change the subject, sometimes proposing a toast: “Cheers, we’re still alive!” “People have built up a shell to protect themselves,” said Xu. …

Meet Zhang Zhan, the Defiant Citizen Journalist Jailed for Challenging China's Virus Story
3 years, 11 months ago

Meet Zhang Zhan, the Defiant Citizen Journalist Jailed for Challenging China's Virus Story

News 18  

Frail and in a wheelchair from prolonged hunger strike, 37-year-old former lawyer Zhang Zhan issued a mostly silent rebuke to the Chinese legal system, before being jailed for publishing stories about the pandemic that China does not want to be told. She wanted to understand their sufferings and let the wider world know,” said her lawyer Zhang Keke, also from …

China sentences lawyer who reported on outbreak to 4 years
3 years, 11 months ago

China sentences lawyer who reported on outbreak to 4 years

Associated Press  

BEIJING — A Chinese court on Monday sentenced a former lawyer who reported on the early stage of the coronavirus outbreak to four years in prison on charges of “picking fights and provoking trouble,” one of her lawyers said. The Pudong New Area People’s Court in the financial hub of Shanghai gave the sentence to Zhang Zhan following accusations she …

Chinese citizen-journalist gets 4-yr jail term for reporting on Wuhan virus
3 years, 11 months ago

Chinese citizen-journalist gets 4-yr jail term for reporting on Wuhan virus

Live Mint  

A Chinese court handed a four-year jail term on Monday to a citizen-journalist who reported from the central city of Wuhan at the peak of last year's coronavirus outbreak, on grounds of "picking quarrels and provoking trouble," her lawyer said. "We will probably appeal," the lawyer, Ren Quanniu, told Reuters, adding that the trial at a court in Pudong, a …

Zhang Zhan: Chinese journalist who documented Wuhan coronavirus outbreak jailed for 4 years
3 years, 11 months ago

Zhang Zhan: Chinese journalist who documented Wuhan coronavirus outbreak jailed for 4 years

CNN  

Hong Kong CNN — An independent Chinese journalist who reported from Wuhan at the height of the initial coronavirus outbreak has been jailed for four years by a Shanghai court, her lawyer said Monday. In her indictment, prosecutors accused her of “publishing large amounts of fake information” and receiving interviews from overseas media outlets, including Radio Free Asia and the …

Citizen Journalist in China to Face Trial After Months of Detention for Wuhan Virus Reporting
4 years ago

Citizen Journalist in China to Face Trial After Months of Detention for Wuhan Virus Reporting

News 18  

A citizen journalist detained in China after reporting from the Covid-19 ground zero of Wuhan will face trial later this month, her lawyer said Friday, as fears grow for her health. Zhang was detained in May and is accused of “picking quarrels and provoking trouble”, according to a court notice seen by AFP — a charge routinely used to suppress …

Ren Zhiqiang: Chinese tycoon who criticized Xi Jinping’s handling of coronavirus jailed for 18 years
4 years, 3 months ago

Ren Zhiqiang: Chinese tycoon who criticized Xi Jinping’s handling of coronavirus jailed for 18 years

CNN  

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