3 Detained Over Internet Postings Reported Freed
China has released three people who were detained on charges of posting Internet articles critical of the government, a human rights group reported.
The three were freed Friday, after President Hu Jintao expressed concern about their cases, the Hong Kong-based Information Center for Human Rights and Democracy said. It noted that the move came just ahead of a visit by German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder.
Released were Liu Di, 23, a student at Beijing Normal University; Li Yibin, 29, who ran a Web site called Democracy and Freedom; and Wu Yiran, 34.
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