15 September :: China has freed a New York Times reporter imprisoned for 3 years; Zhao Yan was detained in 2004 after reporting that Jian Zemin was likely to step down, the charge being the leaking of state secrets; Zhao had also reported on official abuses; China is currently holding 35 journalists and at least 51 "cyber-dissidents" in prison on similar charges...
Saturday, September 15, 2007
China frees NY Times reporter it jailed for 3 years; 35 journalists, 51 'cyber-dissidents' still in prison in China...
15 September :: China has freed a New York Times reporter imprisoned for 3 years; Zhao Yan was detained in 2004 after reporting that Jian Zemin was likely to step down, the charge being the leaking of state secrets; Zhao had also reported on official abuses; China is currently holding 35 journalists and at least 51 "cyber-dissidents" in prison on similar charges...
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