Monday, November 13, 2006

Free Shi Tao, Imprisoned for Emailing Information Overseas

shitao150.jpgShi Tao wrote for the Contemporary Trade News. Using his Yahoo! account, he emailed a US-based website, sharing the details of an internal government directive barring media reports that could fuel unrest during the 15th anniversary of Tiananmen. Shi was sentenced to 10 years in prison for "illegally providing state secrets to foreign entities." Disturbingly, Yahoo! provided information to the government for his prosecution. Call on the Chinese Government to release Shi Tao from detention immediately and unconditionally. - amnesty

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