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Yang, 43, was first arrested in April 2002 after entering China with a friend’s passport. The government had revoked Yang??€™s own passport for his involvement in the 1989 pro-democracy protests in Tiananmen Square...
Genser wrote a letter yesterday to the office of the Secretary of State, explaining Yang??€™s condition and requesting his release...
Genser noted that there was a historical precedent for Yang??€™s release from prison...
...order to be granted a medical release, Yang??€™s prison doctors must conduct a physical examination, then recommend a decision to the Ministry of Justice. Because Yang waited for two years before his trial, he has effectively served half his sentence, making him also eligible for non-medical parole...
...Yang??€™s case has received worldwide attention from human rights groups and has raised concerns among U.S. officials in Washington about China’s human rights record...