I do not know how people get the courage to put themselves at risk of being arrested and placed in prison for a cause. It’s people like this who put those who speak against free speech, and those who fight for it in China to shame.
CHINESE ACTIVISTS CALL FOR REPEAL OF
INTERNET "11 COMMANDMENTS"
pro-democracy activists and lawyers who on 28 March dared to speak out
publicly against violations of online free expression and launched a
petition for the repeal of a six-month-old law that marked a much
tougher government stance towards the Internet.
They also demanded the reopening of websites closed under the law,
which Reporters Without Borders dubbed the "11 Commandments of the
Internet" when it took effect on 25 September.
The petition says the law violates the Chinese constitution, in
particular article 35 which "guarantees citizens free expression,
press freedom, freedom of association and the freedom to demonstrate."
Under the constitution, Chinese Internet users should be able to
express themselves on all subjects, including politics, the economy
and social issues, it says.
Among the many websites closed since the law’s promulgation by the
Council of State’s information bureau and the ministry of industry
and information are the "Chinese workers’ site"
(www.zggr.org), the site of the "communist partisans"
(www.gcdr.com.cn), and the "forum of soldiers, workers and peasants
(www.gcdr.com.cn/bbs).
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\nThe petition\’s signatories include the people in charge of 11\nwebsites or forums that have been the victims of censorship, and\nwell-note Internet user Liu Di, who was jailed for a year in 2003\nbecause of the messages she posted on online discussion forums under\nthe pen name of "The Stainless Steel Mouse."
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\nDES INTELLECTUELS DEMANDENT L\’ABROGATION DES "11 COMMANDEMENTS\nDU NET CHINOIS"
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\nLe 28 mars 2006, des militants démocrates et des juristes\nchinois ont lancé un appel pour réclamer l\’annulation de la loi\nqui, depuis le 25 septembre dernier, régit le fonctionnement du\nRéseau en Chine. Ils demandent également la réouverture des sites\nfermés sur la base de ce texte, que Reporters sans frontières\navait qualifié de « 11 commandements du Net », et qui avait\nmarqué un durcissement de la politique des autorités chinoises en\nmatière d\’Internet.
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\nReporters sans frontières salue le courage de ces intellectuels qui\nosent s\’élever publiquement contre les atteintes à la liberté\nd\’expression sur Internet et demander l\’abrogation d\’une loi\nliberticide.
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\nLes signataires de la pétition affirment que cette réglementation\nconstitue une violation de la Constitution chinoise elle-même et\ncitent à l\’appui son article 35, qui « garantit aux citoyens la\nliberté d\’expression, de la presse, de rassemblement,\nd\’association et de manifestation ». En vertu de ce texte, les\ninternautes chinois devraient pouvoir s\’exprimer sur tous les\nsujets, y compris ceux qui concernent la politique, l\’économie, ou\nles affaires de société.”,1]
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The petition’s signatories include the people in charge of 11
websites or forums that have been the victims of censorship, and
well-note Internet user Liu Di, who was jailed for a year in 2003
because of the messages she posted on online discussion forums under
the pen name of "The Stainless Steel Mouse."
http://www.qian-ming.org/gb/default.aspx?dir=scp&cid=75
Yan Sham-Shackleton Online 
http://www.boingboing.net/2006/03/31/hk_lawmaker_yahoo_un.html
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