Yahoo Could Be Sued Over Jailed Emailer
Lawyers are preparing to sue the internet giant Yahoo over the imprisonment in China of Shi Tao, a journalist convicted of 'illegally providing state secrets to foreign entities' after he sent an email to a pro-democracy website.
Lawyers are preparing to sue the internet giant Yahoo over the imprisonment in China of Shi Tao, a journalist convicted of 'illegally providing state secrets to foreign entities' after he sent an email to a pro-democracy website.
Shi Tao's case was highlighted at the launch of The Observer and Amnesty International campaign for free speech on the web, Irrepressible.info, which has more than 40,000 pledges of support. Amnesty activists took to the streets yesterday to demonstrate outside the London embassies of countries that repress internet use.
In 2004 Shi Tao sent an email to an American pro-democracy site about the anniversary of the 1989 Tiananmen Square student protests. It was passed to the government by Yahoo's Chinese partner company, resulting in Shi Tao being given a 10-year sentence of forced labour. A lawsuit is now set to be filed on his behalf, according to PC Advisor magazine.
Albert Ho, a legislator in Hong Kong and lawyer in the case, said campaigners were looking for other Chinese who had been victimised. 'It's a very sensitive issue, because there could be reprisals against their families,' he said.
Irrepressible.info
Shi Tao's case was highlighted at the launch of The Observer and Amnesty International campaign for free speech on the web, Irrepressible.info, which has more than 40,000 pledges of support. Amnesty activists took to the streets yesterday to demonstrate outside the London embassies of countries that repress internet use.
In 2004 Shi Tao sent an email to an American pro-democracy site about the anniversary of the 1989 Tiananmen Square student protests. It was passed to the government by Yahoo's Chinese partner company, resulting in Shi Tao being given a 10-year sentence of forced labour. A lawsuit is now set to be filed on his behalf, according to PC Advisor magazine.
Albert Ho, a legislator in Hong Kong and lawyer in the case, said campaigners were looking for other Chinese who had been victimised. 'It's a very sensitive issue, because there could be reprisals against their families,' he said.
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