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Chinese COVID Whistleblower Sentenced to 4 More Years in Jail, Group Says

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15:59 JST, September 21, 2025

Sept 21 (Reuters) – A Chinese journalist jailed for four years after documenting the early phases of the COVID-19 outbreak from the pandemic’s epicentre was sentenced on Friday to four more years in prison, Reporters Without Borders said.

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