The Chinese journalist is about to die

Zhang John was very close to the onset of the global corona virus crisis. The 38-year-old former lawyer went to Wuhan in February 2020 to report a corona virus infection. In his contributions, he also criticized the way the authorities handled the chaotic situation.

For this he was arrested for four years in May 2020 and December Haft Sentenced. That Court She “provoked strife and provoked anger”. He is accused of giving false information Twitter, WeChat and Web light Should be spread.

In addition, he was interviewed by foreign media and “Malicious speculation abducted. With the exception of Zhang, at least three journalists are known to have been arrested for similar “crimes.”

Zhang contradicts this account and promised that all statements could be substantiated with evidence. As it was ignored, she walked out Demonstration Hunger strike a year ago. Since then, she has been forcibly fed and handcuffed for 24 hours, her lawyer wrote in her blog in the spring.

Jong’s family now sounds the alarm. His brother Xu Zhang was writing this week Twitter, It weighs less than 40 kilograms and stands 1.77 meters high. He expects the worst, and does not think he will survive the winter in prison.

Post also got support Amnesty International. As reported by the Human Rights Organization Government He called for Zhang ‘s release in order to obtain “urgently needed medical assistance.”

However, it is unlikely that Beijing will respond to the requests. In December 2020, the ME Apparently with the United States Demanded the release of Jong. On it Mike Pompeo The report submitted was not received.