China releases journalist jailed for Covid-19 coverage

Shanghai (AFP) May 22, 2024

Chinese citizen journalist Zhang Zhan has been released from prison after serving four years for her coverage of Beijing's Covid-19 response, according to a video released by media watchdog Reporters Without Borders. However, rights groups said Zhang was still under surveillance and that her freedom was extremely limited. Zhang, a former lawyer, travelled to the central city of Wuhan in