China and Blogging
The Chinese government is not one noted for human rights. The current regime follows closely the path of Mao's disastrous "reformations" that resulted in 40 million deaths and a giant leap backwards for Chinese education, medical care and scientific progress.
One of the small voices raised against the government has been stilled.
From
Tech News World:
China Shuts Down Pro-Democracy Blog
Chinese authorities have blocked a pro-democracy Web log after it was nominated for a freedom of expression award by a German radio station, a press freedom group said yesterday.
The blog, titled Wang Yi's Microphone, dealt with "sensitive subjects" and was maintained by a teacher from Sichuan province, Paris-based Reporters Without Borders said in a statement.
Dissidents Arrested
China's communist government encourages Internet use for education and business, but blocks material deemed subversive or pornographic.
Dissidents have been arrested under vaguely worded national security laws for posting items critical of the government.
Reporters Without Borders said Wang's blog was ordered closed by the authorities in Hainan province, where the site's host company, Tianya, is located.
The site was nominated for a "Best of the Blogs" award in the freedom of expression category by the German public radio station Deutsche Welle.
Sensitive Subject
On its Web site, the radio station described Wang as an "anti-government Chinese intellectual" who used the blog to fight for justice. It did not give details.
The Reporters Without Borders statement said one of Wang's most recent posts dealt with a campaign by peasants in the southeastern province of Guangdong to remove a village chief accused of corruption.
When people like Wang Yi are stifled and
useful idiots like Carter get the Peace Prize, the world is not a fair place.
Posted by DaveH at November 5, 2005 4:34 PM