The former lawyer was outspoken about China’s response to the Covid pandemic

A Chinese citizen journalist who was previously jailed after reporting from the frontlines of the Covid-19 outbreak in Wuhan is set to face trial for the second time, according to human rights activists and media freedom groups.

Zhang Zhan, who was released from prison in May 2024 after serving four years behind bars, is expected to face trial once again for “picking quarrels and provoking trouble”, a catch-all term used to target government critics, at 9am on Friday at the Shanghai Pudong New Area people’s court.

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