Excerpted from The Jurist:
Shi Tao was jailed for ten years for divulging details of a censorship order [HRIC backgrounder] to a US-based human rights group.
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- HRIC Open Letter:
Submitted to President Bush in advance of meeting with Chinese President Hu Jintao - HRIC Open Letter:
Urgent Detention Cases Submitted to President Bush - HRIC Press Release:
Dissident Writer Shi Tao Files for Review of Appeal Decision - HRIC Press Release:
Appeal Documents Expose Injustice in Shi Tao Case - HRIC Briefing Memo:
HRIC Urges President Bush to Raise Human Rights Concerns - HRIC Open Letter:
to President Clinton - HRIC Press Release:
Clinton Urged to Raise Shi Tao Case at China Internet Summit - HRIC Case Highlight:
Shi Tao and Yahoo - HRIC Press Release:
Three Gorges Activist Faces Paralysis after Brutal Assault
