China's new leaders can open a new era for free expression. They have much to do. By Madeline Earp

China's new leaders can open a new era for free expression. They have much to do. By Madeline Earp
New York, March 30, 2012--Authorities in Chongqing must clarify the status of a journalist who reports say was secretly sentenced to prison in 2010 for criticizing a government official in a personal blog, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today. CPJ has not been able to independently confirm the journalist's jail sentence or his whereabouts.