Li Zhi (dissident)

Li Zhi (dissident)

Li Zhi was sentenced to eight years imprisonment in December 2003 in the People's Republic of China for trying to join the China Democratic Party, which is a banned organization in communist China, and for criticizing corruption. It is alleged that part of the evidence against him, namely details of his e-mail account, was provided by the Hong Kong subsidiary of the Internet company Yahoo! to the Chinese authorities.

Other cases

Other cases involving political prisoners in the People's Republic of China where information had been provided by Yahoo! are Shi Tao, Jiang Lijun, and Wang Xiaoning.

ee also

*Blocking of Wikipedia in mainland China
*Chinese Wikipedia
*Dissident
*Golden Shield Project
*Human rights in the People's Republic of China
*Internet censorship in the People's Republic of China
*Internet in the People's Republic of China
*List of Chinese dissidents
*List of notable websites blocked in the People's Republic of China
*List of words censored by search engines in the People's Republic of China
*Ministry of Public Security of the People's Republic of China
*Political dissidents

External links

News reports

* [http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,25689-2033331,00.html Dissident jailed 'after Yahoo handed evidence to police'] Times online article about Li Zhi
* [http://www.smh.com.au/news/breaking/man-jailed-for-posting-critical-comment-online/2006/02/09/1139379611640.html Man jailed for posting critical comment online] Sydney Morning Herald article about Li Zhi


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