Shi Tao (journalist)

Shi Tao
师涛
Born (1968-07-25) July 25, 1968 (age 56)
NationalityPeople's Republic of China
EducationEast China Normal University
OccupationJournalist
Known for2004 arrest and imprisonment
Criminal charges"leaking state secrets"
Criminal penaltyImprisonment (10 Years)
Criminal statusReleased (Served 8.5 Years)
AwardsCPJ International Press Freedom Award (2005)
Golden Pen of Freedom Award (2006)

Shi Tao (simplified Chinese: 师涛; traditional Chinese: 師濤; pinyin: Shī Tāo; born July 25, 1968) is a Chinese journalist, writer and poet, who in 2005 was sentenced to 10 years in prison for releasing a document of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) to an overseas Chinese democracy site. Yahoo! China was later discovered to have facilitated his arrest by providing his personal details to the Chinese government. Yahoo! was subsequently rebuked by a panel of the U.S. Congress, settled a lawsuit by Shi's family out of court, and pledged to reform its practices.

Shi won two major international journalism awards after his arrest: the CPJ International Press Freedom Award and the Golden Pen of Freedom Award. On September 5, 2013, Shi Tao was released from prison. He received an 18-month reduction in sentencing after spending 8+12 years in prison. He lives in Yinchuan, Ningxia, with his mother.[1]

  1. ^ "China: Journalist Shi Tao vorzeitig aus Haft entlassen". www.amnesty.de (in German). Retrieved December 13, 2023.