More on jailed Chinese blogger
[A]s the 37-year-old married reporter behind the numeric pseudonym “198964″ learned, he shouldn’t have assumed that Yahoo defends press freedom. When Chinese security agents asked executives at Yahoo Holdings (Hong Kong) to identify the man, they did so. Police grabbed him on a street, searched his house and seized his computer and other belongings, according to documents filed in his defense.
Mr. “198964,” whose real name is Shi Tao, is serving a 10-year jail sentence for “divulging state secrets abroad.” Bloggers, human rights groups and journalism organizations, including PEN and Reporters Without Borders, condemned the action.
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people should call, email, show up at yahoo events, trade shows, etc. to shame them into ending complicity with the PRC on censuring and repressing freedomns in china adn tibet