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27 Apr 2006

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Human Rights in China

Yahoo! Cited in Decision Sentencing Internet Dissident Wang Xiaoning to 10 Years [China]

Human Rights in China (HRIC) has learned that dissident Wang Xiaoning was sentenced to 10 years in prison on the basis of essays he distributed through the Internet. Wang was sentenced more than two years ago, but his case has only recently come to light... Among the evidence against Wang cited in the judgment is information provided by Yahoo! Holdings (Hong Kong) Ltd... Sources in China told HRIC that Wang Xiaoning repeatedly suffered physical abuse in detention...

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