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Chinese Citizen Journalist Zhang Zhan Sentenced to Four More Years in Prison
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zhōng guó中国gōng mín公民jì zhě记者zhāng zhǎn张展yīn wèi因为xún xìn zī shì寻衅滋事zài cì再次bèipànniánjiān jìn监禁

Chinese citizen journalist Zhang Zhan has been sentenced to four more years in prison for "picking quarrels and provoking trouble."

zhāng zhǎn张展jīn nián今年42suìzǎozài2020niányīn wèi因为zàixīn guān新冠yì qíng疫情chū qī初期cóngwǔ hàn武汉fā chū发出bào dào报道érbèipàn xíng判刑

Zhang Zhan is 42 years old this year. As early as 2020, she was sentenced for reporting from Wuhan during the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic.

gāng gāng刚刚fú mǎn服满niánxíng qī刑期chū yù出狱hòubù jiǔ不久yòubèi bǔ被捕

She had just completed a four-year sentence and was arrested again shortly after her release.

xǔ duō许多guó jì国际rén quán人权zǔ zhī组织xīn wén zì yóu新闻自由zǔ zhī组织duìdepàn xíng判刑biǎo shì表示dān xīn担心bù mǎn不满

Many international human rights and press freedom organizations have expressed concern and dissatisfaction with her sentencing.

tā men他们rèn wéi认为zhāng zhǎn张展zhǐ shì只是yīn wèi因为bào dào报道zhēn shí真实qíng kuàng情况érbèipàn xíng判刑zhèduìxīn wén zì yóu新闻自由rén quán人权láishuōshìyí gè一个huàixiāo xī消息

They believe Zhang Zhan was sentenced simply for reporting the truth, which is bad news for press freedom and human rights.

lián hé guó联合国rén quán人权jī gòu机构hū yù呼吁zhōng guó中国zhèng fǔ政府lì jí立即shì fàng释放zhāng zhǎn张展bìngxī wàng希望néngjiā rén家人lǜ shī律师lián xì联系dé dào得到hǎodeyī liáo医疗zhào gù照顾

The United Nations human rights agency has called on the Chinese government to immediately release Zhang Zhan and hopes she can contact her family and lawyers and receive good medical care.

guó jì tè shè zǔ zhī国际特赦组织shuōyīng gāi应该tíng zhǐ停止yòngxún xìn zī shì寻衅滋事zhè yàng这样dezuì míng罪名láichéng fá惩罚jì zhě记者

Amnesty International also said that the use of charges like "picking quarrels and provoking trouble" to punish journalists should stop.

zhāng zhǎn张展zàidì yī cì第一次fú xíng服刑shícéngjué shí kàng yì绝食抗议shēn tǐ身体jiàn kāng健康shòu dào受到yǐng xiǎng影响

Zhang Zhan went on a hunger strike to protest during her first imprisonment, which affected her health.

xiàn zài现在zhōng guó中国shìshì jiè世界shàngguān yā关押jì zhě记者zuìduōdeguó jiā国家zhī yī之一

Currently, China is one of the countries in the world that imprisons the most journalists.

hěnduōrénxī wàng希望zhāng zhǎn张展néngzǎo rì早日huò dé获得zì yóu自由

Many people hope Zhang Zhan can regain her freedom soon.

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