In the Chinese metropolis of Shanghai, the trial against a journalist who criticized the government’s corona crisis management from Wuhan in February begins on Monday (2.30 a.m. CET). According to court records, 37-year-old Zhang Zhan is accused of “stirring up disputes and causing unrest” with her reports. You face up to five years imprisonment.
The coronavirus first appeared in Wuhan at the end of last year. Within a short period of time, it spread massively in the metropolis that Zhang reported live from in February. She was arrested in May. According to her lawyer, her health is “extremely bad”. The journalist went on a hunger strike in June and was force-fed.
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