Li Zhi ( zh, c=李智, p=Lǐ Zhì) is a Chinese dissident. He worked as a civil servant in Dazhou. He was arrested in 2003 for his postings of information on local corruption on the Internet.

Arrest

At a time when the internet began to gain popularity with Chinese dissidents to exchange their views, while police had begun monitoring chatrooms, Li posted essays online that detailed local corruption. He was detained in

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province in August 2003, formally charged with "conspiracy to subvert state power" in September, and sentenced for " inciting subversion" to eight years imprisonment in December that year. He was convicted also for his association with the Democracy Party of China, which is a banned organization in communist China. The Congressional-Executive Commission on China describes him as a political prisoner. It is alleged that part of the evidence against him, namely his e-mail account and username, was provided by the

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subsidiary of the Internet company

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to the Chinese authorities. Local sources said that the cooperation of Yahoo! with authorities had been mentioned in the verdict.

Other cases

Other cases involving political prisoners in the

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where information had been provided by

are Shi Tao, Jiang Lijun, and Wang Xiaoning.

External links

Dissident jailed 'after Yahoo handed evidence to police'
Times online article about Li Zhi

Sydney Morning Herald article about Li Zhi

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Arrest

Other cases

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