Tuesday, August 07, 2007

News at Eleven: 'What has happened to Shi Tao

is a disgrace. We hope that people enjoying the Festival will see the relevance of this case and join our campaign. Standing up for human rights can be as easy as sending a text message.'

Amnesty International's report also examines the continued use of detention without trial as part of Beijing's "clean up" operations of the city ahead of the games.

from Amnesty International UK: Amnesty Scotland steps up festival campaign for Chinese writer as new report marks one year until Beijing Olympics
also Reporters Without Borders: US Congress to probe Yahoo!'s role in cyber-dissident Shi Tao's arrest

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