CPJ, 58 groups call for journalist Zhang Zhan’s immediate release on 5th anniversary of unjust arrest - Committee to Protect Journalists

CPJ, 58 groups call for journalist Zhang Zhan’s immediate release on 5th anniversary of unjust arrest - Committee to Protect Journalists

New York, May 14, 2025—CPJ and 58 other press freedom and human rights groups condemned the Chinese government’s ongoing arbitrary detention of independent journalist Zhang Zhan and called for her immediate release on the fifth anniversary of her arrest. Zhang was first detained on May 14, 2020, while reporting on the COVID-19 outbreak in Wuhan, China. Zhang completed a four-year prison sentence for “picking quarrels and provoking trouble”, but …

Joint Statement from Civil Society Groups on the Chinese Government’s Arbitrary Detention of Journalist Zhang Zhan

Joint Statement from Civil Society Groups on the Chinese Government’s Arbitrary Detention of Journalist Zhang Zhan Maryam Wed, 05/14/2025 - 12:01 Type Joint statement Countries China Page blocks We, the undersigned press freedom and human rights organisations, strongly condemn the Chinese government's ongoing arbitrary detention of journalist, human rights defender and former lawyer Zhang Zhan, on the 5th anniversary of her arrest.Zhang is …

China: Joint statement from civil society groups on the Chinese government’s arbitrary detention of journalist Zhang Zhan

A coalition of 62 press freedom and human rights organisations including the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and the World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT), within the framework of the Observatory for the protection of human rights defenders, demand the release of Chinese journalist Zhang Zhan on the 5th anniversary of her arrest. We, the undersigned press freedom and human rights organisations, strongly condemn the Chinese g…

58 NGOs Call for the Immediate Release of Zhang Zhan, Journalist and HRD | Chinese Human Rights Defenders

We, the undersigned press freedom and human rights organisations, strongly condemn the Chinese government's ongoing arbitrary detention of journalist, human rights defender and former lawyer Zhang Zhan, on the 5th anniversary of her arrest.

In a joint statement, the coalition expressed concern over Zhang Zhang's health as she continues to periodically declare hunger strikes in protest against her arbitrary detention.