China releases newspaper director
08 Feb 2008On 8 February Yu Huafeng, former head of Guangzhou-based newspaper Nanfang Dushi Bao, was released after four years in jail. Convicted in May 2004 on charges of corruption, he was released following pressure and campaigns led by both international organisations and those based within China. In 2005 by more than 2,300 Chinese journalists signed a petition for his release.
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