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Citizen Journalist Zhang Zhan Seen Looking Haggard After Hunger Strike in Chinese Prison

The photos of citizen Journalist Zhang Zhan's appearance in court have been released. Zhang is said to have been undergoing a hunger strike for six months, and is seen looking haggard and in a wheelchair when appearing before the court accompanied by two court police in China.

Wang Jianhong, a supporter of the #FreeZhangZhan movement, posted the photos on Twitter, which were taken back in 28 December 2020 when Zhang stood trial at Shanghai Pudong People's Court.

The tweet mentioned Zhang was bound and forced to face the court, stating that, "the wheelchair she was in had a wide belt binding her to the back of her wheelchair preventing movement. She was wearing handcuffs." The tweet also mentioned that Zhang's mother stated to the media that Zhang looked "haggard and thin to the bone" when looked from behind.

Zhang Zhan, who conducted a hunger strike and once rebuked a judge with "This is where we judge you for your sins, not mine", was convicted of "picking quarrels and provoking trouble" after posting videos on quarantine measures and the medical situation in Wuhan, and sentenced to four years in prison.

Zhang's lawyer had reported seeing Zhang with a NG tube, while being bound around the wrists and waist.

Source: Stand News #Feb6

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Further Reading:

China Jails Citizen Journalist Zhang Zhan, EU: She was Being Tortured, and Pompeo: the Case Reflects CCP Fears of Truthtellers
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Where is Andy? Hong Kong Pro-democracy Activist Missing After Jailed in China

According to the Save 12 Hong Kong Youths Concern Group concern group, as of March 25, 2021, pro-democracy Hongkonger Andy Li is reportedly missing.

Andy Li was one of the 12 pro-democracy Hongkongers who was arrested and jailed in China in August 2020. He was released from the Chinese prison alongside seven other Hongkongers and deported to Hong Kong on March 22, 2021.

While the other 7 Hongkongers had been sent to different police stations upon arriving in Hong Kong, there was no news of Li, who was also charged by the Hong Kong authorities under the national security law.

Source: Stand News #Mar25
https://bit.ly/2Pto8i6

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Brother of HK activist detained in China reopens online #Lego shop to raise funds for sentencing fee

Over half a year has passed since 12 fleeing pro-democracy Hongkongers were arrested by the Chinese police at sea and detained in China.

10 of the 12 activists that were charged with "illegal border crossing" have already been escorted back to Hong Kong. The remaining two, #Tang KaiYin and #QuinnMoon, were charged by China for "organizing illegal border crossing". They are currently still serving their three-year and two-year sentences in China respectively.

In April 2021, Tang’s younger brother announced on social media that he will reopen his brother's online model shop; he will be selling Tang's stock of discontinued Lego sets.

The profits, after covering rent for the storage space, will mainly be used to pay the fees of Tang’s incarceration in China, as well as his $20K RMB fine.

The remainder will be used to support Tang when he returns to Hong Kong after serving his sentence.

Since the arrest of the 12 Hongkongers, the younger Tang had been busy dealing with the authorities on his brother's behalf, as well as handling the media and taking care of his family. There had been times when he became exhausted and even fell ill, and he admits that he blamed his brother sometimes. "But then I would think, he didn't steal or hurt anyone. There's a reason he did what he did, so ..." he pauses, "I became more accepting and more forgiving."

He says that he had never been a Lego enthusiast. He joked that, although he now spends all his spare time on the online shop, he still couldn't get interested in Lego. He wanted to tell his brother: "Hurry up and come back and deal with your stuff, I don't want to touch it. Take care of yourself; we're family, I'll wait for you."

Source: In Media HK #May15
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