Zhang Zhan
Advocacy Group Urges Beijing to Release Zhang Zhan
An advocacy group for press freedom is urging Beijing to release a journalist that’s on the brink of death. Journalist Zhang Zhan went to Wuhan to cover the initial outbreak of the virus in 2020, and then she was sentenced to four years in prison because of it. This Tuesday marks one year of that […]
Getting Answers From China on Its ‘Disappeared Dissidents:’ Is China in Economic Crisis?
Citizen journalist Zhang Zhan has been jailed since May 2020 after filming and reporting on the COVID-19 pandemic from Wuhan. Chinese human-rights lawyer, Gao Zhisheng, who has long defended activists and the civil rights of religious minorities, has been “disappeared” since 2017. What point of leverage could the world use to compel the Chinese Communist […]
Jailed Chinese Activist’s Lawyer Briefly Detained
A Chinese human rights lawyer was briefly detained after he tried to seek help from the U.S. consulate in Shanghai. Xie Yang had been reaching out to help his client, who is being held in a Chinese jail as her health quickly deteriorates.
Citizen Journalist Reappears After 18 Months
Citizen journalist Chen Qiushi is back on his YouTube channel after disappearing for over a year and a half. Chen’s sudden departure came because of his reports on the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus, the disease that causes COVID-19, in Wuhan early last year.