Our first reaction is to be appalled at Yahoo helping to give information that puts dissidents in jail.

We called on them to remove their email servers from China, because it is the only way to avoid taking part in the current crackdown against journalists and democrats.

We also need western media to ask for their release, to show the problem from an international point of view. It's not Iraqis who were abducted, not Americans, but neutral journalists eager to tell the truth.

We have so many cyber-dissidents in jail that we are trying to get out of there, and knowing that some of them are in jail with the help of Western companies is really frustrating. It's one thing to want to make money, to make profits. It's quite another one to become a weapon in the hands of the Chinese authorities.

We are definitely intrigued by the circumstances in which the attack occurred.

It's definitely an improvement. They're beginning to ponder their involvement in China. We began to write these companies in 2002, and they didn't take us seriously then. We want to discuss it and find the best solution.