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China News - According to information received by World News, a journalist in China was given a 4-year prison sentence just because he reported on Corona. The name of that journalist is Zhang Zhan. Zhang is convicted of quarreling and causing trouble. In China, such streams are imposed against those who protest, but who is Zhang Zhan? What did they do? And how did China impose censorship during Corona? Let's know.
Who is Zhang Zhan first?
37-year-old Zhang Zhan works as a citizen journalist in China. She has been a lawyer before. According to information received by World News, in February 2020, Zhang arrived in Wuhan city, where Corona was at its peak, because at that time the entire focus of the Chinese government was on controlling Corona, so there was a slight relaxation in censorship at that time.
In an interview, Zhang told that when the corona began to spread in Wuhan
When people started sharing the conditions here on social media, then they themselves came to know the situation here. Zhang reported from different areas in Wuhan. Reporting on issues such as crowded hospitals, arrests of journalists.
Zhang also criticized the Chinese government during the reporting. According to information received by World News, Zhang had said in a video, "The way the Chinese government is managing Wuhan, it is intimidating. This is indeed a great tragedy for this country.
Zhang supported the protesters who were protesting in Hong Kong in 2019
Even after which he was arrested. On May 14 last year, Zhang went missing after it was revealed that he had been arrested in Shanghai.
What are the allegations on Zhang?
According to information received by World News, a charge sheet was filed against Zhang in November 2020. He is accused of spreading false information by writing, making videos and other means on platforms such as WeChat, Twitter and YouTube.
He is also accused that he gave interviews to foreign media and gave false and misleading information about coronavirus in Wuhan. On 28 December, he was convicted and sentenced to 4 years imprisonment.
Zhang's lawyer Zhang Keke says that Zhang is on hunger strike to protest against the arrest
His health has deteriorated. His lawyer also says that Zhang is being forced to feed through feeding tubes.
What did China do to suppress opposing voices on Corona?
According to information received by World News, you remember Li Wenliang. He is the same doctor who first told that the virus is spreading in Wuhan like SARS. Lee was accused by the government of spreading rumors. Lee also later died of Corona.
According to the report, the Chinese government took action against several journalists and citizen journalists for reporting on the corona in Wuhan. Some journalists also disappeared. These include journalists such as Chen Quishi, Feng Bin.
Like Zhang Zhan, Li Zhenhua is a citizen journalist
According to information received by World News, Wuhan had told the situation by posting a video on YouTube. In February, he posted a video on YouTube stating that the police car was following him. Lee later went missing. Two months later, a video came out of him, in which he stated that he is quarantine.
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