Chinese COVID Journalist Sentenced to Additional 4 Years in Prison for Whistleblower Case

A Chinese journalist jailed for four years after documenting the early phases of the COVID-19 outbreak from the pandemic's epicenter was sentenced on Friday to an additional four years in prison. The group representing the journalist expressed concerns over the sentence and called it 'excessive'. The journalist's original sentence, which included a two-year suspended term, took effect last year. The updated sentence brings the total time served to eight years.