Alerts | Arrest/detention under other laws

Chinese citizen journalist detained after live-streaming on coronavirus from Wuhan

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Chinese citizen journalist Zhang Zhan from Shanghai who criticized the government’s handling of the coronavirus outbreak during live stream reporting on social media has been detained, joining a growing list of dissidents to be silenced after speaking out about the crisis.

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