UN and rights groups condemn reported jailing of Wuhan Covid citizen journalist Zhang Zhan sentenced to four years for second time on charge often used by China to target government critics The Guardian - UK · Sep 22, 2025
Chinese Covid whistleblower ‘sentenced to 4 more years in jail’ Zhang Zhan sentenced to prison on charge of ‘picking quarrels and provoking trouble’ in China The Independent UK · Sep 22, 2025
Zhang Zhan: who is the Chinese citizen journalist facing a second trial? Former lawyer has been accused of ‘provoking trouble”, a catch-all term used to target government critics The Guardian - UK · Sep 18, 2025
Artist known for work critiquing Cultural Revolution arrested in China Gao Zhen, who was visiting from US, reportedly accused of slandering China’s heroes and martyrs The Guardian - UK · Sep 3, 2024
Chinese journalist who raised alarm over COVID is in hiding: is the world noticing? China has finally “freed” citizen journalist Zhang Zhan who was jailed in 2020 for filming and writing about the outbreak of COVID-19 in Wuhan. The Conversation · Jun 7, 2024
Zhang Zhan is released from prison after 4 years for 'provoking trouble' while reporting on COVID Zhang Zhan has been released from prison after serving four years for charges related to reporting on the COVID-19 outbreak in Wuhan The Independent UK · May 22, 2024
Concerns grow for Chinese citizen journalist after supposed jail release Zhang Zhan, jailed for reporting on Covid in Wuhan, has made no contact with outside world The Guardian - UK · May 15, 2024
Chinese woman jailed for reporting on Covid in Wuhan to be freed after four years Citizen journalist Zhang Zhan’s search for the truth during the early days of the pandemic was seen as a threat by the authorities The Guardian - UK · May 11, 2024
Number of writers jailed in China exceeds 100 for first time, says report Pen America says there are 107 people behind bars for published content in China, with many accused of ‘picking quarrels’ The Guardian - UK · May 1, 2024
China’s Covid whistleblower in Wuhan reportedly freed after three years Fang Bin was targeted by authorities for reporting on the outbreak of Covid-19 in Wuhan The Guardian - AU · May 3, 2023
China: Zhang Zhan’s Prison Letter Offers Hope and Fear The rare insight into prison life comes over two years after the citizen journalist was handed a four-year sentence. She was imprisoned after covering the Covid-19 lockdown in the Chinese city of Wuhan in early 2020. The News Lens · Jan 6, 2023
'Kafkaesque' true stories of ordinary people: inside the first days of COVID-19 in Wuhan, China We have lived through two tumultuous years as the COVID-19 pandemic has swept through Australia. Our Prime Minister Scott Morrison took the lead, for domestic political purposes, in calling for an investigation into the origins of the virus in the Chinese city of Wuhan. The Conversation · Apr 4, 2022