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Chinese citizen journalist jailed for four years for Wuhan virus reports

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF
A chinese citizen journalist, Zhang Zhan, was sentenced to four years of jail on Monday morning for covering Wuhan's coronavirus outbreak in February, AFP reported.
She was found guilty of "picking quarrels and provoking trouble" for her reporting.

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The 37-year-old former lawyer was detained in May, and has been on hunger strike for several months. Her lawyers say she is in poor health, the BBC reported.
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