Freedom to Blog
April 4, 2007Great summary of efforts by authoritarian regimes to block blogging and other free speech with lots of links to important documents (by Andrew Hansen of CFR.org). Here are some of the key resources:
- “China’s Hu vows to ‘purify’ the Internet” (via Reuters)
- China’s crackdown on Internet cafes (via BusinessWeek)
- “Handbook for Bloggers and Cyber-Dissidents” (via Reporters Without Borders)
- China tightens control on Internet news content (via OpenNet Initiative)
- “Internet fuels rise in number of jailed journalists” (via Committee to Protect Journalists)
There are, of course, a number of bloggers among us dealing with this issue (and writing about it) all the time: Chris at Eyes East, Jeremiah at Granite Studio, Richard at Peking Duck, among many others.
The lesson in all of this: try as you may, bloggers and non-blogging citizens will continue to find ways to be heard in the age of digital information distribution.
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