The World Association of Newspapers and the World Editors Forum have called on China to release three journalists who were arrested in June last year after reporting on a case of Communist Party corruption.
The letter to Premier Wen Jiabao says the trio - reporters Qi Chonghuai and He Yanjie, and photographer Ma Shipingre - are being held in violation of Chinese laws against lengthy detentions without trial.
China promised reforms when it was granted the right to stage the 2010 Olympics. Though three journalists were recently released, at least 30 others - plus 50 so-called cyber-dissidents - are still held in Chinese prisons. The full letter to Premier Wen can be found here.
