Chinese Dissident Hu Jia Is Released From Jail

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Source: The New York Times

BEIJING — Hu Jia, one of China’s most prominent social activists and a leading political dissident, was released from prison on Sunday after completing a 42-month sentence for state subversion, his wife, Zeng Jinyan, was quoted as telling wire services.

Mr. Hu, 37, was detained in December 2007, shortly after testifying on China’s human-rights situation before a European Parliament committee, and was sentenced to prison in early 2008.

The authorities had rejected repeated requests by Ms. Zeng that he be released early on medical grounds because a hepatitis-B infection left him with a serious case of cirrhosis. Ms. Zeng, who is also a political activist and blogger, was herself subjected to harassment during her husband’s confinement, and said in an interview this month that the authorities were trying to force her and her 3-year-old daughter from their apartment in Shenzhen.

On Sunday, Ms. Zeng told Reuters that she did not know when Mr. Hu might be able to speak publicly. “At the moment, I want everything to be peaceful,” she was quoted as saying. “I’m worried that doing interviews at this stage might cause problems. Please understand.”

Read more: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/26/world/asia/26china.html

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1. K&R

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2. Good. Now let's hope they stop harrassing him.

Sad to hear about his health, though.