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Jailed Wuhan journalist Zhang Zhan nominated for RSF press freedom award
Chinese citizen journalist recognised for her reporting in early weeks of pandemic in face of threats
The detained Chinese journalist Zhang Zhan has been nominated for a Reporters Without Borders (RSF) press freedom award for courage, recognising her work reporting from Wuhan in the early weeks of the pandemic, as calls grow for her release.
The former lawyer turned citizen journalist was convicted in December of “picking quarrels and causing trouble”, a ubiquitous catch-all accusation frequently used against journalists, lawyers and dissidents in China.
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