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Chinese Citizen Journalist Jailed for Reporting on Coronavirus Situation from Wuhan

Citizen journalist Zhang Zhan was forcibly taken away and detained by the police for criticizing the Wuhan administration over its handling of the virus.

Zhan, a former lawyer, who was hailed for reporting the truth of the Covid-19 crisis has been formally indicted by the Shanghai public prosecutors office for allegedly spreading false information according to an indictment sheet which has now surfaced.