Fang Bin was one of several 'citizen journalists' who reported from the epicentre of the pandemic.
Shortly after the arrest, she began a hunger strike and was sometimes force-fed as her weight plummeted to under 40kg , according to the Free Zhang Zhan group. It's unclear if she is still on a hunger strike. Her family knows little about her condition.
Mr Fang's release came quietly and with no warning as China tries to move on from the pandemic. Years of gruelling lockdowns and unyielding Covid rules took a huge toll, but their abrupt end late in 2022 brought on a devastating Covid wave. A new history textbook talks of how the government "achieved major achievements in co-ordinating the prevention and control of the pandemic".
"They had to endure the draconian zero-Covid for a prolonged period, and now they yearn for a return to a more normal way of life." But, he adds, that this desire to move on is also driven by the lack of public discussion or debate.One 31-year-old resident, who did not wish to reveal his full name, said he had not heard of Fang Bin but does remembers
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