Press Release: May 19, 2005 Appeal Documents Expose Injustice in Shi Tao Case Press Release: August 23, 2005 Dissident Writer Shi Tao Files for Review of Appeal Decision Joint Press Release with Reporters Without Borders: September 8, 2005 Clinton Urged to Raise Shi Tao Case at China Internet Summit Open Letter to President Clinton Prisoner Profile: Shi Tao A brief profile of Shi Tao, as published in China Rights Forum, No.2 2005. Unofficial HRIC translation of e-mail Shi Tao sent to Democracy Forum CCP Central Office (6) National Affairs Document 11 Summary Changsha Intermediate People's Court of Hunan Province Criminal Verdict, Criminal Verdict for Shi Tao, issued April 27, 2005 Translated 2005, Global Voices Online. Shi Tao's Application for Appeal (May 4, 2005) Shi Tao's legal arguments for overturning his ten-year sentence on charges of leaking state secrets. Shi Tao Appellate Brief (June 9, 2005) Chinese language only, [PDF, 184K]. Protest and call for help from Shi Tao's Mother on the denial of his appeal (July 12, 2005) Chinese language only, [PDF, 139K]. An Open Letter from Shi Tao's Mother to the High Commissioner on Human Rights, Louise Arbour (August 20, 2005) Chinese language only, [PDF, 139K]. On August 30, 2005, HRIC submitted an Individual Case Submission to the UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention to protest the detention of journalist Shi Tao. Get Adobe Reader   Disclaimer | hrichina@hrichina.org Copyright © 2005 Human Rights in China.

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