A Chinese citizen journalist who covered Wuhan's coronavirus outbreak has been jailed for four years, almost a year after the virus first surfaced in the central China city. Zhang Zhan was found guilty of "picking quarrels and provoking trouble", a frequent charge against activists. Zhang Zhan, a former lawyer, was sentenced at a brief hearing in a Shanghai court for allegedly "picking quarrels and provoking trouble" for her reporting in the chaotic initial stages of the outbreak.

A Chinese citizen journalist who covered Wuhan's coronavirus outbreak has been jailed for four years, almost a year after the virus first surfaced in the central China city. Zhang Zhan was found guilty of "picking quarrels and provoking trouble", a frequent charge against activists. Zhang Zhan, a former lawyer, was sentenced at a brief hearing in a Shanghai court for allegedly "picking quarrels and provoking trouble" for her reporting in the chaotic initial stages of the outbreak.