Imprisoned Internet Writer Zhang Lin Hospitalized During Hunger Strike

September 27, 2005

Writer Zhang Lin has been hospitalized since beginning a hunger strike to protest his imprisonment, according to a September 6 report from the Committee to Protect Journalists. On July 28, the Intermediate People's Court of Bengbu sentenced Zhang to five years imprisonment for inciting subversion. Zhang was accused of posting articles on the Internet and giving a radio interview. He is currently appealing the verdict.

Writer Zhang Lin has been hospitalized since beginning a hunger strike to protest his imprisonment, according to a September 6 report from the Committee to Protect Journalists. On July 28, the Intermediate People's Court of Bengbu sentenced Zhang to five years imprisonment for inciting subversion. Zhang was accused of posting articles on the Internet and giving a radio interview. He is currently appealing the verdict.