* China jails citizen-journalist for second time, RSF says
* Zhang Zhan initially jailed in 2020 after documenting COVID in Wuhan
* Zhang charged with ‘picking quarrels, provoking trouble’, group says
* CPJ calls jailing ‘blatant act of persecution’ for doing journalism
>China’s authorities have never publicly specified what activities Zhang was charged for.
>”This is the second time Zhang Zhan has faced trial on baseless charges that amount to nothing more than a blatant act of persecution for her journalism work,” said Beh Lih Yi, Asia-Pacific director for the New York-based Committee to Protect Journalists. “Chinese authorities must put an end to the arbitrary detention of Zhang, drop all charges, and free her immediately.”
>China has the world’s largest prison for journalists, with at least 124 media workers behind bars, RSF said. The nation ranked 178th out of 180 countries and territories in the 2025 RSF World Press Freedom Index.
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* China jails citizen-journalist for second time, RSF says
* Zhang Zhan initially jailed in 2020 after documenting COVID in Wuhan
* Zhang charged with ‘picking quarrels, provoking trouble’, group says
* CPJ calls jailing ‘blatant act of persecution’ for doing journalism
>China’s authorities have never publicly specified what activities Zhang was charged for.
>”This is the second time Zhang Zhan has faced trial on baseless charges that amount to nothing more than a blatant act of persecution for her journalism work,” said Beh Lih Yi, Asia-Pacific director for the New York-based Committee to Protect Journalists. “Chinese authorities must put an end to the arbitrary detention of Zhang, drop all charges, and free her immediately.”
>China has the world’s largest prison for journalists, with at least 124 media workers behind bars, RSF said. The nation ranked 178th out of 180 countries and territories in the 2025 RSF World Press Freedom Index.
>A week before Zhang’s latest Sentencing, China’s top lawmakers passed a bill to accelerate public health emergency responses by allowing people to [report emergencies,](https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/drawing-covid-lessons-china-passes-law-improve-emergency-response-2025-09-12/) bypassing the government’s usual hierarchical structure.
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