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The formal charge used against her.

Published 2026-09-23. Last reviewed 2026-09-22. 1 source.

Statement: The formal charge used against her.
Field: stated_justification
Value: Charge of picking quarrels and provoking trouble
About: incident 2020-china-arrests-zhang-zhan
Source: Journalist Zhang Zhan arrested for covering COVID-19 in Wuhan
Publisher: Committee to Protect Journalists
Method: outlet report
Checked: 2026-09-22
Confidence: medium
Status: current
Source date: 2020-05-18

Quotation from the source

picking quarrels and provoking trouble