Censorship Affects Families, Not Just Google’s Bottomline in China New America Media, Commentary, Eugenia Chien, Mar 17, 2006 Editor’s Note: The most difficult conversation about censorship in China needs to be between Chinese themselves, not just the Chinese government and U.S. corporations like Google. Eugenia Chien, a writer and editor with New America Media saysContinue reading “News: Censorship Affects Families, Not Just Google’s Bottomline in China”
Author Archives: Yan Sham-Shackleton
Free Hao Wu: Fellow BBC World Service Pannelist Jailed.
Zhong Guo. On Valentine’s Day UK time. I went on the BBC World Service Radio show "Have Your Say," to discuss Censorship in China. One of the participant named "Tian" was from China. He owns the blog "Beijing or Bust," He is also one of the Editors in the Harvard based Global Voices. His realContinue reading “Free Hao Wu: Fellow BBC World Service Pannelist Jailed.”
News: Chinese teacher gaoled for online democratic leanings
Zhong Guo A teacher has been gaoled for 10 years in China for criticising his government online. The man was found guilty of ‘subversion of state power’ after posting a number of essays on the Internet, including one entitled ‘The Road to Democracy’, reports Reuters. Ren Ziyuan, aged 27, was found guilty and sentenced byContinue reading “News: Chinese teacher gaoled for online democratic leanings”
News: Lawmaker fears NPC review will kill rule of law
The authority of Hong Kong’s Judiciary will be severely undermined should the SAR government seek an interpretation from Beijing for its controversial covert surveillance bill, a democratic lawmaker said Thursday. Whole Article
News: Google hires D.C. lobbyist with a friend in high places
Facing increasing congressional scrutiny, Google Inc. has hired a lobbying firm that includes the son of U.S. House Speaker Dennis Hastert, R-Ill. The Mountain View Internet giant hired Joshua Hastert as part of a team of lobbyists from the firm PodestaMattoon to champion its interests in privacy, compensation and China, among other issues, according toContinue reading “News: Google hires D.C. lobbyist with a friend in high places”
News: iBlog, iPodcast: Citizen journalism using tech
INQ7.net is doing a speical report on "citizen journalism," and I along with other people who blogs in Asia appeared in the second installment. I really like it coz Leo quoted me saying my constant mantra, "I am not a blogger, I am a person who happens to have a blog." I mean, I reallyContinue reading “News: iBlog, iPodcast: Citizen journalism using tech”
News: Cyber-dissident Luo Changfu freed on completing three-year prison term
Cyber-dissident Luo Changfu freed on completing three-year prison term Luo Changfu returned home today after being released on 12 March. Local sources said his state of health after three years in prison was quite good. He was arrested on 13 March 2003 and given a three-year prison sentence in July 2003 for "subversion" and "tryingContinue reading “News: Cyber-dissident Luo Changfu freed on completing three-year prison term”
Does Non Violent Protest Warrant a 21 Day Prison Sentence?
Does this really deserve 21 days in Prison? I am speechless. Spiderman’ protester jailed in Hong Kong Last Modified: 15 Mar 2006 Source: ITN A British man has been jailed over a political protest in Hong Kong in which he scaled a giant TV screen dressed as Spiderman. Teacher Matt Pearce, 30, was convicted ofContinue reading “Does Non Violent Protest Warrant a 21 Day Prison Sentence?”
News: Tiananmen activist ‘mentally ill’ from possible torture in Jail
Tiananmen activist ‘mentally ill’ A Chinese man jailed over the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests has been released from jail but is severely mentally ill, his family has said. Continue reading “News: Tiananmen activist ‘mentally ill’ from possible torture in Jail”
Ang Lee, Ma Jian and Absurdist China
Zhong Guo Exiled writer, Ma Jian, whose work in banned in China said in his recent talk, "Chinese literature is absurdist because our culture is Conservative and restrictive and therefore writers are accustomed to use symbols and metaphors. To criticize in an indirect way because it is the only way they know. The society isContinue reading “Ang Lee, Ma Jian and Absurdist China”
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