Tuesday, October 4th, 2005 @ 11:52 EDTTunisia, Middle East & North Africa, Breaking News, Weblog As Tunisia prepares to host the controversial World Summit for the Information Society in November, Tunisian opposition activist Neila Charchour Hachicha informs Global Voices that the online freedom of speech protest site launched by Tunisians on Monday, http://www.yezzi.org has alreadyContinue reading “Tunisian online protest blocked”
Author Archives: Yan Sham-Shackleton
More Contemporary Art
Conceptual to Renaissance Art I configured a new arts news feed on my computer. Oh so many new things to read… one click away. The sixth British Art Show is on. Tate rehangs it’s collection so it’s no longer insufferable. I don’t care that people think it’s a good "idea," some thought putting art togetherContinue reading “More Contemporary Art”
The Strange Scam of the Tiananmen Crackdown Watch
Zhong Guo, Middle Kingdom Through this site I was approached by a stranger who claimed to have a watch that was given by the Communist Government to the General who was in charge of the June 4th Tiananmen Square Crackdown. Of course he was enquiring if I would like to purchase it. I have aContinue reading “The Strange Scam of the Tiananmen Crackdown Watch”
Contemporary Art: Sept – Oct
Conceptual to Renaissance Art — Not only do I love reading about huge projects that come to fruition decades after conception (coz that means some of my really big stuff has a chance!) This is such a cool project. I love New York. Thirty years ago, artist Robert Smithson developed the concept of Floating Island,Continue reading “Contemporary Art: Sept – Oct”
Sept 27th Tuesday Live Chat: Handbook for Bloggers & Cyber-Dissidents
(This will remain on top until the 27th September 2005) Tuesday Live Chat: Handbook for Bloggers & Cyber-Dissidents Global Voices will be hosting a live online chat to discuss the book Reporters Without Borders Handbook for Bloggers and Cyber-Dissidents Tuesday September 27th 23:00 HK/ 11:00 am NewYork /15:00 GMT /18:00 Cairo /23:00 Beijing. Reporters WithoutContinue reading “Sept 27th Tuesday Live Chat: Handbook for Bloggers & Cyber-Dissidents”
News: The New Rules Against Internet “Subversion” in China
t Zhong Guo, Middle KingdomThese new rules are a worry; signally an ever more vigilant web police. I wonder if it has something to do with the recent Yahoo! story and also the blogger’s handbook. As you can see on Glutter, the news of this issue is exponential in the last week compared to theContinue reading “News: The New Rules Against Internet “Subversion” in China”
Cyberdissident Shi Tao is not a Decapitating Murderer: Why Yahoo! Should have been raked over with Hot Coals..
Zhong Guo Middle Kingdom Someone asked me to comment on an argument that Yahoo! Should not have been "raked over hot coals" due to the fact, abetting in placing journalist Shi Tao in jail for a decade in a Chinese jail is simply "following the law." I think he asked because I was a researcherContinue reading “Cyberdissident Shi Tao is not a Decapitating Murderer: Why Yahoo! Should have been raked over with Hot Coals..”
Quiz: So who Shouted “Long Live Democracy!” in public in China?
Awaiting a democratic Hong Kong For the first time since 1989, Martin Lee and other veteran Democratic Activists are allowed into China. Our elected legislator, resident trouble maker, Leung Kwok Hung, as usual causes a bit of ruckus and pushes the boundaries. Like him or hate him, he says and does what no other daresContinue reading “Quiz: So who Shouted “Long Live Democracy!” in public in China?”
News: China Set More Controls on Internet (+ related stories)
Zhong Guo: Middle Kingdom China sets new rules on Internet newsSun 25th Septemeber 2005 BEIJING (Reuters) – China set new regulations on Internet news content on Sunday, widening a campaign of controls it has imposed on other Web sites, such as discussion groups. "The state bans the spreading of any news with content that isContinue reading “News: China Set More Controls on Internet (+ related stories)”
Once a Colonial Subject
Europe 2001: Letters Home Originally Titled: England Motherland?? Or maybe should be titled: "This is what it feels like to once be a Colonial Subject in this Post-Colonial World." —- LONDON: The mother city to my little island home; full of sky scrappers, British banks, Opium dealers turned to land mongers. London is a funnyContinue reading “Once a Colonial Subject”
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