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Chinese journalist and dissident Liu Jingsheng to be released
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Chinese authorities are reportedly about to release dissident and founder of the underground magazine "Tansuo" ("Investigation") Liu Jingsheng, on 27 November. Liu has been imprisoned since 28 May 1992. The surprise commute in his sentence would appear to be a conciliatory gesture towards the international community, Human rights organisations in China, have said. RSF has called for Liu's full civil and political rights to be restored and repeated its appeal for the release of all China's jailed journalists, Internet users and cyber-dissidents. In the wake of the announcement of a 2005 release for journalist Wu Shishen, the planned release of Liu appears to be a fresh indication of the Wen Jiabao government's desire to ease international pressure on China over its imprisoned dissidents.
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