Tuesday, March 20, 2007

News at Eleven: "This verdict is sadly yet another example

of the judicial system being used by the political authorities,"; Reporters Without Borders said. "It is outrageous that cyber-dissidents get severe prison sentences just for the views they express. Yet again, they are being made to pay a heavy price for their commitment. After [poet] Zhang [Jianhong]'s conviction, we fear that the same fate is in store for Chen [Shuqing] and Yang [Maodong]."

from Reporters Without Borders: Cyber-dissident Zhang Jianhong ("Li Hong") gets six years in prison

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