After one year in detention, Chinese journalist Zhang Zhan is scheduled to stand trial on 19 September 2025 on the charge of “picking quarrels and provoking trouble.” This will be the second time that Zhang has been charged with the same offense, for which she previously served four years in prison. According to the available indictment, the Pudong New District People’s Procuratorate has recommended a sentence of four to five years. Reports raise serious concerns about her health and treatment in detention.
