Chinese journo who reported Wuhan Covid outbreak gets 4 more years

[Starmix]

According to the report, Zhang, a Chinese journalist who reported on the early spread of COVID-19 in Wuhan, has been sentenced to an additional four years in prison, according to Reporters Without Borders (RSF).

The report also stated that the 42-year-old was handed the new sentence on Sept. 19, just over a year after her release from an earlier four-year term imposed in 2020 on charges of “picking quarrels and causing trouble. Zhang was first arrested in December 2020 after she published videos, posts, and firsthand accounts from Wuhan that contradicted the Chinese government’s official narrative of the outbreak. Her reports showed a far grimmer picture of the situation on the ground.

During her initial detention, Zhang staged a hunger strike in protest, prompting authorities to force-feed her, according to her legal team.
Her lawyer at the time, Ren Quanniu, said she believed she was being persecuted for exercising her right to free speech.

She was released in May 2024 but rearrested just three months later in Shanghai, eventually leading to her latest trial and sentencing. RSF said last week’s conviction came after Zhang also reported on human rights violations in China.

The report added, Zhang should be celebrated globally as a heroine of information, not trapped in brutal prison conditions. Her ordeal and persecution must end,” Aleksandra Bielakowska, Asia-Pacific director for RSF, said. “It is more urgent than ever for the international diplomatic community to pressure Beijing to release her immediately.

Source: PNA

 

[Webster]

According to the report, Zhang, a Chinese journalist who reported on the early spread of COVID-19 in Wuhan, has been sentenced to an additional four years in prison, according to Reporters Without Borders (RSF).

Doesn't surprise me. Odds are, the Wuhan Virus (a/k/a Covid-19) was started in a lab, escaped and spread in the local community, and once the CCP found out, decided "if we're gonna suffer, the world's gonna suffer" and released it to infect the world. #ChinaDelendaEst

 

[Starmix]

Doesn't surprise me. Odds are, the Wuhan Virus (a/k/a Covid-19) was started in a lab, escaped and spread in the local community, and once the CCP found out, decided "if we're gonna suffer, the world's gonna suffer" and released it to infect the world. #ChinaDelendaEst

Yeah, that's right and this reporter was telling the truth by spreading the real picture during the surge of the virus which angered the Chinese government. I pity this reporter for being jailed again for another 4 years.

 

[kit_hung]

It is sad to hear about the suffering of Zhang, a brave journalist who stood up for the truth. But her spirit to fight for justice is exemplary. She stood firm, reporting the realities of the COVID-19 pandemic despite great risk.

Her imprisonment does not mean defeat—it is a testament to her courage. The world should recognize her as a media hero, not a prisoner. We must continue to speak out, demand justice, and support press freedom.

For all who fight for the truth, Zhang is a beacon of hope. Her courage shows us that one voice can shake the silence. Keep speaking out!

 

[Starmix]

This reporter is a victim of political intrigues. She was only reporting the truth and nothing but the truth during the surge of the virus. Why must China cover the truth that it is their country, the origin of coronas coronavirus?