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Special Guests At Yahoo Hearing
House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Tom Lantos indicated that two special guests were present at Tuesday's hearing on Yahoo's involvement in the Chinese government's suppression of Internet freedom.
Sitting in the front row was Gao Qinsheng, the mother of journalist Shi Tao, who is serving a 10-year jail sentence -- in part because of information provided about him by Yahoo to Chinese law enforcement.
Yu Lin, the wife of Internet writer Wang Xiaoning, was also present. Wang was arrested in 2002 for using a Yahoo Groups account to advocate for open elections, a multi-party system and separation of powers in the Chinese government.
Both women have worked to bring to light Yahoo's activities in China and are plaintiffs in a federal lawsuit against Yahoo in San Francisco, according to a Lantos spokeswoman. Read more in Technology Daily's PM Edition.
Posted by Andrew on November 6, 2007 11:02 AM | Permalink
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