China - Dissident who was jailed on Yahoo's information gets early release

Reporters without borders

Reporters Without Borders hails the early release of Shi Tao, a poet and journalist who was jailed on information provided by the US Internet company Yahoo. Shi was released 15 months ahead of schedule on 7 September. The reason for his early release is not yet known but the South China Morning Post (南华早报) said his good conduct in prison had played a key role. “We welcome this journalist's release and we urge the authorities to now let him lead a normal life by sparing him the surveillance and (...)

© Reporters sans frontières - mardi 10 septembre 2013