Zhang Zhan is released from prison after four years for reporting on Covid-19

Zhang Zhan is released from prison after four years for reporting on Covid-19
A pro-democracy activist holds placards with a picture of Chinese citizen journalist Zhang Zhan (Kin Cheung/AP)

Zhang Zhan was released from prison after serving four years for charges related to reporting on the Covid-19 outbreak in Wuhan, according to a video statement she released on Tuesday, eight days after her sentence ended.

Ms Zhang was sentenced to four years in prison on charges of “picking quarrels and provoking trouble”, a vaguely defined charge often used in political cases, and served her full term.

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