11 August 2014 Last updated at 03:20 ET
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
China detains Xinjiang man for ‘online rumours’已关闭评论
Posted in Headlines, Internet Freedom, Uighur
Tagged Internet Freedom, Shache, Uighur, Xinjiang
By: Deji Olukotun
Jason Q. Ng
For the past decade, PEN has campaigned in support of Chinese writers such as Continue reading
Hairy Bacon and Digital Censorship in China: an Interview with Jason Q. Ng已关闭评论
Posted in Internet Freedom
Tagged censorship, China, Internet Freedom, Jason Q. Ng
PUBLISHED ON SATURDAY 26 JULY 2014.
Dong Rubin, a blogger in the southern Chinese province of Yunan who has written critically of local officials’ Continue reading
ARRESTS, CENSORSHIP AND PROPAGANDA MARK EXPANDING GOVERNMENT CONTROL OF INFORMATION已关闭评论
Posted in Headlines, Internet Freedom
Tagged censorship, China, Dong Rubin, Internet Freedom
New York, July 23, 2014–Chinese authorities today sentenced a blogger to more than six years in prison, according to news reports. Dong Rubin, a businessman who has criticized Continue reading
Critical Chinese blogger given six-year prison term已关闭评论
Posted in Internet Freedom
Tagged Blogger, Dong Rubin, Internet Freedom
As of July 18, the following search terms are blocked on Sina Weibo (not including the “search for user” function).
Ling Jihua
A rumor has spread that Ling Jihua’s younger brother, Ling Wancheng, and his nephew, Ling Hujian, Continue reading
Sensitive Words: New Gang of Four and More已关闭评论
Posted in Internet Freedom
Tagged censorship, China, Internet Freedom, Ling Jihua, New Gang of Four, Sensitive Words
by Tienchi Martin-Liao / September 25, 2013
Classic charges, plus new offenses, facilitate a wave of arrests designed to smother free speech in China.
Charles Xue Confession
Chinese American businessman and blogger Charles Xue confesses to soliciting prostitutes on State TV. Photo: TheGuardian via YouTube.
“Inciting subversion of state power” is the most frequently used Continue reading
Tienchi Martin-Liao：A Grim Harbinger for the Democratic Movement已关闭评论
Posted in Headlines, Internet Freedom, Tienchi Martin-Liao
Tagged censorship, Charles Xue, China, Inciting subversion of state power, Internet Freedom, Xue Manzi
by Tienchi Martin-Liao / October 9, 2013
In the newest chapter of China’s internet crackdowns, a 16 year-old boy is detained.
Yang Hui Continue reading
Tienchi Martin-Liao:Muzzle the Chatterbox or Put a Patch on His Mouth已关闭评论
Posted in Headlines, Internet Freedom
Tagged censorship, China, Internet Freedom, Yang Hui
