A Chinese citizen journalist was jailed for four years for her livestream reporting from Wuhan as the COVID-19 outbreak unfurled, her lawyer said Monday, almost a year after details of an"unknown viral pneumonia" surfaced in the central China city.
Her live reports and essays were widely shared on social media platforms in February, grabbing the attention of authorities, who have punished eight virus whistleblowers so far as they defang criticism of the government's response to the outbreak.
Source: Law Daily Report (lawdailyreport.net)
BelleWalsh17 Not much different here where Twitter, FB and YouTube censor by claiming “fact checking”.
First Chinese Journalist Jailed For Wuhan Reports | Zhang Zhan | Pandemic | Wuhan
COVID19(aka:WuhanVirus)which has killed many thousands now,was spread by China exactly because of such CCP cover-up! Has China changed its ways?Nope,obviously not.Still imprisoning those who dare to speak the truth World,when r u gonna wake up&see how disgusting China is?
You can’t have free speech in a socialist shit hole. Wtf was she thinking? 🤷♂️🥴
The CCP should be deeply ashamed!
Oh yes , Australia asked a question and was swiftly punished ... we know how Communists work ...
SBS Count herself lucky.
CCP, great governance isn’t it NOT
CCP does not like the truth
ablnk The government will be over thrown by the Chinese. Can't have it both ways. Freedom to accumulate wealth by pursing careers and silencing opinion.
ablnk Keep it up Trumpers...We soon can be just like China if you continue to support that Dictator you call Trump. Trump tried to keep the lid on information just like China and you revere him. Sickening!
Indefensible chenweihua Where is the pathetic CCP spin 🤢🥊
Chicklegs11 China's march on the world is out of hand. They destroy minorities and fear scrutiny. China is a bully and like most bullies when people stand up to them they whinge and cry and revert to lies and deceit. BoycottChina
No wonder people despise the Chinese authorities.
Can we send China to Mars. It doesn’t deserve to be on earth
Ms Zhang was convicted of spreading fake and unconfirmed information, as well as negative rumors about COVID-19, intentionally causing civil disorder in China.
HKWORLDCITY Disgusting CCPChina Avaaz
China fears its people. The world is seeing China for what it is. A brutal dictatorship that locks up innocent people. China is a rogue state.
Well let’s not forget that Julian Assange has been detained illegally for doing actual journalism. Not to mention war crimes in Syria Libya Iraq Afghanistan n Yemen list goes on so seriously stop with the anti China bull shit d West has enough blood on their hands
MarkHiggie1 This is where the West is headed
Dealing with China has you wishing a condom had been used.
InnesKay And as a reward the UN has appointed China onto the human rights council 🤦♂️ you couldn’t make this shit up !
Evil Chinese government censorship! Distant yourselves from Chinese made or owned. Don't reward brutal Chinese regimes
Good Ol' China - where they lock 'em up for fun...
aiww 国内关于张展的消息都是禁止发布的 发布就会秒删 即使能发布 大家也都不认识谁是张展 也不愿意去关心她是干什么的 他们的观念是 个人与政府斗争没有一个有好结果的 冷漠的群体
I wish more of the Chinese people would stand up & speak out. They can’t lock everyone up!
China is on the UN human rights council.
MarkHiggie1 Should have sought asylum first?
The CCP loves truth 🤣🤣🤣
🚨 facist apologist shaunrein is an ardent defender of this regime with such abysmal human rights
China is done. It needs to pay for the mess it’s made and all it’s foul play. Aiding North Korea as well, what good does that country even do?
So she was jailed for telling the truth? Is that her only crime?
We should know the fact that human rights and business relationship cannot be dealt with separately. If CCP China is strong enough and find our weakness. It will strike us
I dont understand how the rest of the Chinese population just simply roll over and continue to let this happen
SBS What is the real charges? SBS should explain the real charges.
- petition link to set Zhang Zhan free- everything she said and did was **completely legal according to China's own law**
As it is not possible to trust the Chinese government to truthfully report public health concerns, a fourteen day quarantine of all persons arriving from China should be maintained permanently.
CCP HumanRights at display. So sad.
And we want to do business with them?
Then we have to listen to the Chinese Communist Appoligists like Turnbull & Rudd & Co lets see how strong albo & ScottMorrisonMP are in the face of hinese threats in protecting Australia.
Reporting the truth is a crime in China...
Sorry to see this. Zhang Zhan tried to warn China and the world of the dangers of covid19. She should be rewarded not imprisoned.
InnesKay See, the only jail truth tellers!!!
An examination of extenuating circumstances in Wuhan by a Professor Emeritus of Biochemistry and Basic Medical Science, Washington State University: 20.03.2020 Argument for a 5G – COVID-19 Epidemic Causation Mechanism by Martin Pall, PhD
Peter Dutton is so jealous. He is soooo close to Australia treating their journalists the same.
I wish America would jail Trump for four years for all his “livestreams “
Lol. You call a random vlogger without a press badge Citizen Journalist🤡 She snuck in hospitals during a pandemic. She could have killed you and your family.
Inhumane immoral evil Government... China have lied and lied since the start of this crisis and now have a better economy than anyone ChineseEmbinUK
InnesKay Wow.
4 years jail for 'picking quarrels and provoking trouble'. Oh wait, it’s China. Carry on...
This is China 🇨🇳 the most dangerous country doing horrific things and Mr Big 10 percent Big guy 10 percent and his son according to the news heavily involved in China 🇨🇳 energy Disastor
So sad
Firemdc780 Not all heroes wear capes.
These Chinese citizens are the ones we should be helping, with caution.
HERO.
This is spitting in the face of the whole globe. Jailing someone for helping spread information on an outbreak that ended up costing millions of lives across the whole globe. Every country that is silent about this will be complicit in endangering the lives of all they lead.
That's the way they roll in The Middle Kingdom. WhatYaGonnaDo? SBSNews abcnews GuardianAus australian ChinaDailyNews1
The West shouldn't appreciate China's covid response. It was all propaganda. To show the world how good the Chinese healthcare system and government is compared to the West. And it seems to have worked.
Poor woman.
She lives in Communist China. What did she expect? Don’t worry about her. Worry about us. It’s exactly what Beijing Biden and his Cairman Xi have planned for us.
How many chinese people hate being chinese people!? They are just 'sheep' in a pen, of no consequence to a vile regime where power rules NO matter what!
CCP has shut up all countries critical of its ruthless, aggressive & barbaric practices. So, no wonder it jails 🇨🇳 people for telling the truth. The day 🇨🇳 becomes 1 world power will be the end of humanity, morality and ethics. The world needs to stand up to 🇨🇳. Now or never!
free Assange
看新闻不嫌事大
zlj517 is this true?
Communism, you wouldn't wsnt to report thr truth ,you might just disappear and be murdered
aiww I really do know XiJinping secrets behind the revent & yrs past events lately. Tell Xi he & I should speak as it will be beneficial for everyone ChineseEmbinUS ChinaDaily PDChina
FuckXiJinPooh
Jailed them just in time so the WHO Covid 19 virus investigation team that shows up in Wuhan soon will be denied access to them in their search for the origin of the virus. Convenient.
BeijingBiden Dem's protect communist tyranny because China owns them.
Paying attention BIDEN lovers!!😏 BidenForPrison ChinaJoeBiden ChinaGate BidenCrimeFamilly BidensNotPresident BidenWillNeverBePresident BidensNotMyPresiden BidensNotYourPresident BidenIsNotPresidentElect BidenSoldOutAmericaToRedChina
Terrible. But it won’t be long before that happens in Australia too. They’re already raiding journalists homes here.
Let’s go into 2021 being grateful to be living in the best democracy in the world ...
Those who reject the theory that virus escaped from the Wuhan virus research facility should have a good long think about revising their assumptions. Australia calls for an enquiry WHO blocked entry to Wuhan Whistleblower drs threatened Journalists imprisoned In plain sight.
This is why it’s not Xenophobic or racist to criticise China 🇨🇳 We should be screaming disapproval from the rooftops!!!
This is what is rapidly happening to Australian journalists and whistleblowers. Raids and prosecutions are a regular event to threaten and intimidate those who's brief it is to hold the government to account.
Yep, this is the same Chinese communist party that wants to tell Australia what we can say or do.
A big reminder to those in the western world to appreciate and continue to fight for the freedoms we have. I hope this courageous women gets through this four year nightmare.
Now consider that Dan Andrews is on the verge of selling Victoria to China.
Very naughty girl.