Category Archives: Internet Freedom

Minitrue: Crosses Removed from Churches

The following censorship instructions, issued to the media by government Continue reading

China detains Xinjiang man for ‘online rumours’

11 August 2014 Last updated at 03:20 ET

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Paramilitary policemen stand guard during a ceremony to award those who the authorities say participated in “the crackdown of violence and terrorists activities” in Hotan, Xinjiang 3 August 2014
Chinese authorities have stepped Continue reading

Banned on Weibo: President Xi’s Facebook presence

By David Bandurski | Posted on 2014-08-11
The following post by “Kid Shoes_1009” (小童鞋_1009), was deleted sometime before 1:02 AM today, August 11, 2014. Continue reading

China Tightens Message App Rules for Public Information

By Bloomberg News Aug 7, 2014 9:05 AM ET

China’s government issued rules that restrict the dissemination of politically related news on instant- Continue reading

China Releases Graft-Busting Journalist on ‘Bail’ After A Year’s Detention

2014-08-04 

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A newspaper vendor talks to a customer at her booth on a street in Shanghai, Jan. 8, 2013.AFP

Chinese authorities have released an outspoken Continue reading

Wikileaks Reveals ‘Unprecedented’ Media Silencing in Australia

An attempt by the Australian government to suppress details of a corruption case has backfired.

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By Jarni Blakkarly

August 04, 2014

Wikileaks has released a leaked copy of Continue reading

Minitrue: Guo Meimei’s Confession

August 4, 2014 6:08 PM

Posted By: josh rudolph

The following censorship instructions, issued to the media by government authorities, have been leaked and distributed online. The name of the issuing body has been omitted to protect the source. Continue reading

China’s cyber-generals are reinventing the art of war

BY DOMINIC BASULTO

May 30 at 7:20 am

Five Chinese military officials are redefining how we think about cyberwar. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)
Five Chinese military officials are redefining how we think about cyberwar. (Charles Dharapak/AP)

The conventional wisdom is that the future Continue reading