Wuhan citizen journalist jailed for four years in China's Christmas crackdown

Prosecution of 10 Hong Kongers detained in mainland China after allegedly attempting to flee to Taiwan also began on Monday

Zhang Zhan, a 37-year-old former lawyer and citizen journalist who was arrested in May while reporting from Wuhan, has been sentenced to four years in jail.

Zhang was arrested for picking quarrels and provoking trouble" - an accusation commonly used against dissidents, activists and journalists - with her video and blog reports from the Wuhan lockdown. Last month she was charged with disseminating false information.