Author Archives: Yan Sham-Shackleton

News: AFTER TWO MONTHS WITHOUT NEWS, AUTHORITIES ACCUSED OF ‘KIDNAPPING’ BLOGGER

Zhong Guo —AFTER TWO MONTHS WITHOUT NEWS, AUTHORITIES ACCUSED OF ‘KIDNAPPING’ BLOGGER Reporters Without Borders today said it considered Chinese blogger Hao Wu to be the victim of state abduction as more than two months have gone by since his arrest by the National Security Bureau in Beijing without his family getting any news aboutContinue reading “News: AFTER TWO MONTHS WITHOUT NEWS, AUTHORITIES ACCUSED OF ‘KIDNAPPING’ BLOGGER”

Back to Bitching about the HK Government…

Glutter’s Hong Kong Lately, I have been thinking how much I hate what’s happening to Hong Kong. To the point I just avoid the news, don’t read the papers. It’s like every time I read or listen, there is something about something that bugs me so much that I feel like I need to doContinue reading “Back to Bitching about the HK Government…”

News: US company’s collaboration with Chinese courts highlighted in Jiang Lijun case

Reporters Without Borders / Internet Freedom desk CHINA YAHOO! IMPLICATED IN THIRD CYBERDISSIDENT TRIAL US company’s collaboration with Chinese courts highlighted in Jiang Lijun case Reporters Without Borders has obtained a copy of the verdict in the case of Jiang Lijun, sentenced to four years in prison in November 2003 for his online pro-democracy articles,Continue reading “News: US company’s collaboration with Chinese courts highlighted in Jiang Lijun case”

news: JUDGES URGED TO ACQUIT CYBER-DISSIDENT LI JIANPING ON SUBVERSION CHARGE

JUDGES URGED TO ACQUIT CYBER-DISSIDENT LI JIANPING ON SUBVERSION CHARGE Reporters Without Borders today called for the acquittal of cyber-dissident Li Jianping, whose trial on a charge of "inciting the subversion of state sovereignty" in articles and comments for foreign websites will begin tomorrow in the eastern province of Shandong. He was charged on 9Continue reading “news: JUDGES URGED TO ACQUIT CYBER-DISSIDENT LI JIANPING ON SUBVERSION CHARGE”

News: Family of jailed Chinese reporter considers suing Yahoo

Family of jailed Chinese reporter considers suing YahooLast Update: 5:52 AM ET Apr 3, 2006 HONG KONG (MarketWatch) — The family of a Chinese journalist jailed for leaking state secrets is considering legal action against U.S. Internet portal Yahoo Inc. (YHOO) for its alleged role in providing information to authorities that led to his conviction,Continue reading “News: Family of jailed Chinese reporter considers suing Yahoo”

News: HONG KONG: UN rights concerns greeted with scorn

HONG KONG: UN rights concerns greeted with scorn UN Human Rights Committee’s issues recommendations on press freedom after two-day hearing South China Morning PostSunday, April 2, 2006 By Niki Law The government last night issued an angry rebuttal to a set of recommendations made by the United Nations Human Rights Committee following a two-day hearingContinue reading “News: HONG KONG: UN rights concerns greeted with scorn”

News: CHINESE ACTIVISTS CALL FOR REPEAL OF INTERNET “11 COMMANDMENTS”

Zhong Guo 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 INTERNETContinue reading “News: CHINESE ACTIVISTS CALL FOR REPEAL OF INTERNET “11 COMMANDMENTS””