Fears grow over delay of Wuhan whistleblower Zhang Zhan's release from prison | The World

A citizen journalist who was imprisoned for four years over her reporting of the Covid-19 pandemic in Wuhan is expected to be released from prison. Zhang Zhan's accounts of the early stages of the outbreak from crowded hospitals and empty streets revealed a more alarming picture of the situation than authorities had let on. Advocacy Officer Aleksandra Bielakowska tells The World's Beverley O'Connor says some people were threatened and prevented from picking Ms Zhan up from the detention centre.

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