A Chinese citizen journalist who vanished three years ago while covering the Wuhan coronavirus lockdown and was eventually identified as being in custody by the government has been freed.&nbsp;Several media reports that were based on people close to his family say that Fang Bin was released from custody on Sunday (April 30).&nbsp;According to the sources who spoke to The Guardian,&nbsp;he visited Beijing, where several members of his family reside, before returning&nbsp;to Wuhan on Monday morning, where he is still being closely watched.

As per&nbsp;a Chinese human rights watchdog, Fang was being shuttled back and forth between Beijing and Wuhan because neither city wanted to take responsibility for him.

<h2>Everything about&nbsp;Fang Bin</h2>

Fang was one of several Chinese citizens to come under the radar of authorities for discussing the events of the first significant COVID-19 breakout and shutdown in public. In February 2020, he and his friend Chen Qiushi, a fellow citizen journalist, vanished from Wuhan.

In a video that was live-streamed on his friend's YouTube page in September 2021, Chen made a comeback and said that he had been depressed. He gave no information on his absence, reported The Guardian.

Confusing and secretive reports about Fang's whereabouts made it unclear whether he was being held in custody, living with his parents under supervision, or being watched at a specific location. In China, this type of covert detention entitles authorities to keep a person for up to six months without bringing charges against them. According to reports,&nbsp;his family was afraid to talk.

In a report published on Sunday, the Associated Press cited a source who said Fang had received a three-year prison term for "picking fights and causing trouble," a general allegation frequently levelled against political dissidents. According to Radio Free Asia, he completed his prison term at a facility in Jiangxia, a district of Wuhan.

For her reporting from Wuhan in December 2020, former attorney turned journalist Zhang Zhan received a four-year prison term on the same accusation. Soon after her detention, Zhang went on a hunger strike, and since then, her supporters have regularly voiced grave worries for her wellbeing.

Zhang's former attorney claimed to The Guardian in 2021 that the Chinese government had issued Zhang's sentence as a "warning" and that she was being punished severely for her activities. 
 
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A Chinese citizen journalist who vanished three years ago while covering the Wuhan coronavirus lockdown and was eventually identified as being in custody by the government has been freed.

A Chinese citizen journalist who vanished three years ago while covering the Wuhan coronavirus lockdown and was eventually identified as being in custody by the government has been freed. Several media reports that were based on people close to his family say that Fang Bin was released from custody on Sunday (April 30). According to the sources who spoke to The Guardian, he visited Beijing, where several members of his family reside, before returning to Wuhan on Monday morning, where he is still being closely watched. As per a Chinese human rights watchdog, Fang was being shuttled back and forth between Beijing and Wuhan because neither city wanted to take responsibility for him. Everything about Fang Bin Fang was one of several Chinese citizens to come under the radar of authorities for discussing the events of the first significant COVID-19 breakout and shutdown in public. In February 2020, he and his friend Chen Qiushi, a fellow citizen journalist, vanished from Wuhan. In a video that was live-streamed on his friend's YouTube page in September 2021, Chen made a comeback and said that he had been depressed. He gave no information on his absence, reported The Guardian. Confusing and secretive reports about Fang's whereabouts made it unclear whether he was being held in custody, living with his parents under supervision, or being watched at a specific location. In China, this type of covert detention entitles authorities to keep a person for up to six months without bringing charges against them. According to reports, his family was afraid to talk. In a report published on Sunday, the Associated Press cited a source who said Fang had received a three-year prison term for "picking fights and causing trouble," a general allegation frequently levelled against political dissidents. According to Radio Free Asia, he completed his prison term at a facility in Jiangxia, a district of Wuhan. For her reporting from Wuhan in December 2020, former attorney turned journalist Zhang Zhan received a four-year prison term on the same accusation. Soon after her detention, Zhang went on a hunger strike, and since then, her supporters have regularly voiced grave worries for her wellbeing. Zhang's former attorney claimed to The Guardian in 2021 that the Chinese government had issued Zhang's sentence as a "warning" and that she was being punished severely for her activities. WATCH WION LIVE HERE:

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A Chinese journalist who went missing since February following his reporting on the coronavirus outbreak in Wuhan has been found, his friend confirmed.&nbsp;

Xu Xiaodong in a YouTube live session said that former lawyer and citizen journalist Chen Qiushi was detained by Chinese authorities and presently in "good health", as quoted by The Guardian.

He said the journalist was kept under surveillance by "certain government department" in Qindao, Shandong, despite officials claiming otherwise.&nbsp;

Chen started reporting from January 23 during the coronavirus outbreak in Wuhan where he highlighted the conditions on the streets and hospitals and his disappearance suggested that the Chinese government is again stifling dissent by muzzling the voices of whistleblowers and journalists.&nbsp;

Chinese officials also did not share any information about the journalist, but his mother claimed he was forcibly quarantined.&nbsp;

Xu, who himself is a mixed martial arts star, said authorities informed that prosecution will not be pursued for "time being" after investigations in China, Hong Kong and Japan revealed that the journalist was not involved with any overseas opposition groups.

There were many citizen journalists that were arrested by Chinese authorities for their reporting on the outbreak in Wuhan, coronavirus's first epicentre.&nbsp;

Li Zehua, who reached Wuhan to report after Chen's disappearance, went missing at the beginning of February but was set free in April.&nbsp;

A Chinese journalist who went missing since February following his reporting on the coronavirus outbreak in Wuhan has been found, his friend confirmed. Xu Xiaodong in a YouTube live session said that former lawyer and citizen journalist Chen Qiushi was detained by Chinese authorities and presently in "good health", as quoted by The Guardian.

A Chinese journalist who went missing since February following his reporting on the coronavirus outbreak in Wuhan has been found, his friend confirmed. Xu Xiaodong in a YouTube live session said that former lawyer and citizen journalist Chen Qiushi was detained by Chinese authorities and presently in "good health", as quoted by The Guardian. He said the journalist was kept under surveillance by "certain government department" in Qindao, Shandong, despite officials claiming otherwise. Chen started reporting from January 23 during the coronavirus outbreak in Wuhan where he highlighted the conditions on the streets and hospitals and his disappearance suggested that the Chinese government is again stifling dissent by muzzling the voices of whistleblowers and journalists. Chinese officials also did not share any information about the journalist, but his mother claimed he was forcibly quarantined. Xu, who himself is a mixed martial arts star, said authorities informed that prosecution will not be pursued for "time being" after investigations in China, Hong Kong and Japan revealed that the journalist was not involved with any overseas opposition groups. There were many citizen journalists that were arrested by Chinese authorities for their reporting on the outbreak in Wuhan, coronavirus's first epicentre. Li Zehua, who reached Wuhan to report after Chen's disappearance, went missing at the beginning of February but was set free in April.

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