China - Blogger released from prison but placed under residential surveillance

Reporters without borders

Reporters Without Borders hails today's release of the Chinese blogger Ran Yunfei (冉云飞) but regrets that he has been placed under residential surveillance at his home in Sichuan for six months, during which time he will be forbidden to express himself publicly. Detained on 20 February during a wave of arrests aimed at preventing a “jasmine revolution,” Ran is charged with inciting subversion of state authority. His case has been referred to the police. During his detention, Twitter users (...)

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