Author Archives: Yan Sham-Shackleton

Has there been a time as contentious in our lifetime?

Socio Political Rants This is a follow up from the really great debate from the "Here are the Cartoons we’re not supposed to publish"  Mainly most of the comments has to do with the rise of Muslim Fundamentalism, how to deal with it, and slowly veering to the "clash of civilization," debate.  (I hope itContinue reading “Has there been a time as contentious in our lifetime?”

News: Another cyber-dissident imprisoned because of date provided by Yahoo. Congressional Hearing on American Companies Censorship

Reporters Without Borders / Internet Freedom desk CHINAAnother cyber-dissident imprisoned because of date provided by Yahoo Reporters Without Borders today condemned the US firm Yahoo! for handing over data on one of its users in China which enabled the authorities there to send him to prison for eight years, the second such case that hasContinue reading “News: Another cyber-dissident imprisoned because of date provided by Yahoo. Congressional Hearing on American Companies Censorship”

here are the Cartoons You’re Not Supposed to Publish

Somewhere out in the world, machine guns are being fired, products removed from shelves, and death threats have been given towards whole nations, over cartoons of the prophet Mohammad commissioned by a paper in Denmark.  Protests Over Muhammad Cartoons Escalate In the name of free speech some European magazines have published the images as aContinue reading “here are the Cartoons You’re Not Supposed to Publish”

News: Chinese Journalist Arrested, Article on a Beijing based Human Rights Activist.

Chinese lawyer hits out at regime     Defiant human rights activist Gao Zhisheng tells Jonathan Watts in Beijing that Europe must not ‘honeymoon’ with a state that murders millions Sunday    January   29, 2006The Observer    France, Germany and other states that have coddled up to the Communist dictatorship in Beijing will one dayContinue reading “News: Chinese Journalist Arrested, Article on a Beijing based Human Rights Activist.”

News: Google, Yahoo, Microsoft urge U.S. to get involved in China censorship fight (ha ha)

There is a Chinese saying about this kind of behavior. It goes something like, "Put up a flowery display. Make a distraction, hide behind it and disappear really quickly." Several technology companies may skip a Congressional meeting on human rights, China and the Internet. With less than two days left before the Congressional Human RightsContinue reading “News: Google, Yahoo, Microsoft urge U.S. to get involved in China censorship fight (ha ha)”

Google’s Lies of “Disclosure.”

After I did the "Tiananmen" search in the Chinese Google, I was curious how much of Glutter would sneak through. It seems to be ABSOLUTELY NOTHING and no reference to having censored any information either. The PR line google is hiding behind, which is how the company was making one small step and  thus betterContinue reading “Google’s Lies of “Disclosure.””

Google Search “Tiananmen” .cn vs the rest of us.

When Google said that "some" information would get through. They mean pictures of people on holiday. (click images to enlarge) This is what people in China get when they type in "Tiananmen" in Google Image search. (These are real screen captures that I made. But if you’re on firefox they forward you to the uncensoredContinue reading “Google Search “Tiananmen” .cn vs the rest of us.”

The Innate Violence of the “Chinese” way of Political Thought.

Zhong Guo Middle Kingdom, In new year someone I knew started talking about he did not like people who want democracy in Hong Kong, and those who disagree with the communist government because they caused a weaker country and was causing dissension within society. Which is a standard anti-democratic line of reasoning throughout Chinese society.Continue reading “The Innate Violence of the “Chinese” way of Political Thought.”

Taking the rights away from Jill Carroll, the Kidnapped Reporter in Iraq.

Socio-Political Rants.. New Video Shows Kidnapped Reporter WeepingFreelance writer Jill Carroll is shown in this Sept. 5, 2005, file photo provided by the Christian Science Monitor. An Arab television channel aired a silent 20-second videotape Tuesday Jan. 17, 2006 of Carroll, who has been held hostage in Iraq since Jan. 7, and said an accompanyingContinue reading “Taking the rights away from Jill Carroll, the Kidnapped Reporter in Iraq.”