11-07-07

人權組織就中國因特網異議人士案批雅虎 (Rights Group Criticizes Yahoo over Chinese Internet Dissident Case)

大赦國際美國分部表示，雅虎公司在國會聽證中就一名中國記者被捕所作道歉是不夠的。這個人權組織亞洲事務負責人庫馬爾星期二發表一份聲明，要求雅虎首席執行官楊致遠解釋雅虎公司將如何防止未來發生類似事件。

早些時候，眾議院外交事務委員會成員批評楊致遠和雅虎副總裁邁克爾.卡拉漢隱瞞有關中國當局進行一次導致記者師濤被逮捕調查的資訊。中國一家法庭使用雅虎提供的資訊判處師濤10年監禁，罪名是洩露國家機密。

雅虎公司官員為公司的行為進行了辯護，聲稱他們不清楚中國政府要求雅虎提供有關這名記者資訊的性質。

眾議院外交事務委員會主席、民主黨議員蘭托斯說，他不認為美國最有智慧的公司應該在他所稱的中國殘酷政治鎮壓活動中發揮任何基本作用。

Amnesty International USA says Yahoo's apology during a congressional hearing on the arrest of a Chinese journalist is insufficient. The human rights group's advocacy director for Asia Kumar released a statement Tuesday calling on chief executive Jerry Yang to explain how the Internet company will prevent future cases from occurring.

Earlier, members of the House Foreign Affairs Committee criticized Yang and Yahoo vice president Michael Callahan for withholding information about a Chinese investigation that led to the detention of journalist Shi Tao. A Chinese court used information provided by Yahoo to sentence Shi to 10 years in prison for sharing state secrets.

The Yahoo executives defended their company's actions, claiming they were not aware of the nature of the Chinese government's request for information about the journalist.

Committee Chairman (and Democrat) Tom Lantos said he does not believe America's brightest companies should be playing integral roles in what he called China's brutal political repression.

媒體權益組織譴責中國關閉一人文社會通訊 (Media Rights Group Condemns China's Closure of Civil Society Newsletter)

記者無國界譴責中國關閉一個受歡迎的通訊刊物，這個刊物十多年來一直在觀察中國公民社會的成長。設在北京的中國發展簡報的創刊編輯在與中國當局談判失敗之後宣佈簡報永久停刊。

在英國出生的編輯高揚10月在網站上寫道，中國當局今年9月拒絕他重新入境。記者無國界星期二表示，中國政府拒絕高揚入境是為了迫使簡報停刊。中國發展簡報的網站設在英國一個伺服器上。

不過高揚說，他歡迎針對如何延續這份簡報的存在提出的建議。

Reporters Without Borders has condemned China's closure of a popular newsletter that has monitored the growth of civil society for more than a decade. The founding editor of the Beijing-based China Development Brief announced the permanent closure of the publication following failed negotiations with Chinese authorities.

Writing on the Website in October, the British-born editor Nick Young wrote that authorities denied him re-entry to China in September. Reporters Without Borders said Tuesday that the government denied Young entry in order to force publication's closure. The publication is hosted on a server in Britain.

But Young said he was open to proposals for how the life of the publication might be extended.