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Blog for a Cause guide is now available in Chinese!
Nine months too late, but thanks to the same gracious individual who translated GVA's Anonymous Blogging guide, we are now able to present you with the Chinese version of Blog for a Cause!: The Global Voices Guide of Blog Advocacy:
"[T]o inform and to inspire," for that is the point; and ...
China: An hour later, he was taken away
Another blogger arrest, this time we find out about merely by chance. Just days after WordCamp China 2008 wrapped up, citizen reporter and web editor Wen Yunchao is in Beijing and today posts, 'An hour later, he was taken away':
This morning Mr. Peng came looking for me; I'd recommended his ...
China: Zeng Jinyan resurfaces with news of visit to Hu Jia
Since stating [zh] on August 3rd that she was going to be made to leave Beijing and soon after falling silent on Twitter, home-arrested blogger Zeng Jinyan has returned! She posted several tweets today about where she was held after having been taken to meet with her husband Hu Jia.
Previously ...
China: Citizen reporter Zuola under ‘town arrest'
Chinese citizen reporter Zhou "Zuola" Shuguang has yet another encounter with various law enforcement bodies near his hometown today, tweeted it live, and learned that he is under several forms of heavy surveillance.
China: More foreigners protest, aided by 2.0 tools
One (possibly) last protest post before we get back on topic around here; first is the pseudo-guerrilla Exodus 8:1 mission of Christian activist Eddie 'iamgadfly' Romero for human rights in China which has seem him paint murals on the walls of at least 2 rooms in upscale Beijing hotels and ...
China: Another popular blog site shut down for the Olympics
Sohoxiaobao, not the prettiest but definitely one of the earlier blog service providers in China, has been out of operation for a week now.
We've reported here on Sohoxiaobao before; some of you might remember the story of Chinese police officer and artist Wu Youming who lost his job due ...
China: Bloggers take stand against web activist's arrest
Following his apprehension last month as he was pitching in with the earthquake relief in his native Sichuan province, web activist Huang Qi was this weekend formally arrested for "illegal possession of state secrets".
Volunteers at his well-known website 64Tianwang.com (English) have been actively posting all news coverage and details surrounding ...
