January 21, 2007
Imagine a knock on the door after you have been on the Internet, blogging, and the next moment you are under arrest. Amnesty International launched a campaign in defence of Internet bloggers in many countries – including China, Tunisia and Iran who have been arrested for expressing views which have upset their governments. But how [...]
August 31, 2006
A couple of weeks ago I commented on the plight of blind activist Chen Guang-cheng who had been jailed prior to trial for basically speaking out against illegal activities of local government officials. Well, now he’s been officially convicted after a two hour long trial to over 4 years in prison for “organizing a mob [...]