Lawyer 'hasn't heard' from woman who filmed Wuhan lockdown after expected prison release

The lawyer for Chinese woman Zhang Zhan, who was jailed for her reporting in the early days of the pandemic, has told ITV News that he hasn’t heard from her after she was supposed to be released from prison yesterday.

The 40-year-old was sentenced to four years behind bars for her reporting in the early days of the pandemic in Wuhan in 2020.She went to the city at the start of the global outbreak and was producing video diary updates in a ‘citizen journalist’ capacity. She was one of many arrested and imprisoned under a charge ofDuring her four years in prison, she conducted several hunger strikes protesting her incarceration and her health is known to have suffered greatly as a result.

Even if Zhan has been released back into the safety of her family, her movements in the future will be monitored and her movements possibly restricted.It is also possible that Zhan would be placed under house arrest for at least the initial period following her release. Her mother and brother have been warned several times by the police not to speak to journalists or anyone else about Zhang Zhan or her case.

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