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China dissident Wang jailed on Yahoo information freed | China dissident Wang jailed on Yahoo information freed |
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A Chinese dissident convicted of subversion charges with the help of evidence provided by US internet giant Yahoo has been released from jail. | A Chinese dissident convicted of subversion charges with the help of evidence provided by US internet giant Yahoo has been released from jail. |
Wang Xiaoning was freed early on Friday morning, his wife, Yu Ling, told the BBC by telephone. | Wang Xiaoning was freed early on Friday morning, his wife, Yu Ling, told the BBC by telephone. |
Mr Wang, who was detained in 2002, served his 10-year sentence in a Beijing jail. | Mr Wang, who was detained in 2002, served his 10-year sentence in a Beijing jail. |
Yahoo drew widespread criticism for providing information linking him to emails and political writings. | Yahoo drew widespread criticism for providing information linking him to emails and political writings. |
Ms Yu said her husband was in "good health and fine spirits" but was not allowed to give media interviews under the conditions of his release. | Ms Yu said her husband was in "good health and fine spirits" but was not allowed to give media interviews under the conditions of his release. |
She could not comment on his experience in prison, she added. | She could not comment on his experience in prison, she added. |
Mr Wang, a former engineer, was prosecuted after posting pro-democracy statements online calling for an end to one-party Communist rule. He was jailed for "incitement to subvert state power". | Mr Wang, a former engineer, was prosecuted after posting pro-democracy statements online calling for an end to one-party Communist rule. He was jailed for "incitement to subvert state power". |
The case raised questions about whether internet companies should co-operate with governments that repress freedom of speech, says the BBC's Martin Patience in Beijing. | The case raised questions about whether internet companies should co-operate with governments that repress freedom of speech, says the BBC's Martin Patience in Beijing. |
A human rights group filed a lawsuit in the US on behalf of several plaintiffs, including Mr Wang and a Chinese journalist, Shi Tao, who was also jailed for 10 years in 2005. | A human rights group filed a lawsuit in the US on behalf of several plaintiffs, including Mr Wang and a Chinese journalist, Shi Tao, who was also jailed for 10 years in 2005. |
Yahoo later apologised and paid an undisclosed amount of compensation to the families involved. | |
It also told the US congress that the company had been legally obliged to provide the information. | It also told the US congress that the company had been legally obliged to provide the information. |
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