Chinese COVID-19 whistleblower sentenced to another 4 yrs in prison - UPI.com

Sept. 22 (UPI) -- A Chinese court has handed COVID-19 whistleblower Zhang Zhan an another four-year prison sentence, according to the United Nations.

Zhang, 42, a former lawyer-turned-Chinese citizen journalist, made international headlines in December of 2020 when she was found guilty of "picking quarrels and provoking trouble" and sentenced to four years in prison.

The charges stemmed from her reporting on social media about China's handling of the coronavirus during the early days of the outbreak in Wuhan, ground zero of the COVID-19 pandemic.

She was released from prison in May 2024, but was detained again in August.

Chinese COVID-19 whistleblower sentenced to another 4 yrs in prison - UPI.com

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