Citizen reporter Zhang Zhan, who is on a hunger strike, was imprisoned after questioning authorities' handling of outbreak in city The United Nations has urged China to release a citizen journalist jailed for her coverage of the country's Covid-19 response and who her family say is close to death after a hunger strike. The UN rights office voiced alarm at reports that 38-year-old Zhang Zhan's health was deteriorating rapidly and that her life was at serious risk from the hunger strike.
UN urges China to free seriously ill journalist jailed over Wuhan Covid reporting
The Guardian - 20 Nov 2021 06:15
Citizen reporter Zhang Zhan, who is on a hunger strike, was imprisoned after questioning authorities' handling of outbreak in city The United Nations has urged China to release a citizen journalist jailed for her coverage of the country's Covid-19 response and who her family say is close to death after a hunger strike. The UN rights office voiced alarm at reports that 38-year-old Zhang Zhan's health was deteriorating rapidly and that her life was at serious risk from the hunger strike.
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