Category Archives: Censorship

Tilting at the Customs Administration over confiscated books

A professor sues over Hong Kong books that were seized at the border. Things don’t look promising: Chen Xiwo lost his case over the confiscation of a book of his own stories, and Zhu Yuantao won a brief victory six years ago only to see it reversed a few months later. Southern Weekly investigates.

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The Great Fire Wall of Berlin

Berlin Twitter Wall website overwhelmed by Chinese people complaining about the Great Fire Wall.

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Internet censorship victim wins court case

Censored economics professor wins court case against Internet provider for censoring his blog posts.

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San Francisco International Airport censors Danwei

Why is the San Francisco International Airport censoring Danwei.

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Blogger interview: Guo Daxia

An interview with Guo “Daxia” (郭”大虾”), a controversial and prolific grassroots Chinese blogger well-known for tackling many of China’s most sensitive social issues.

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Uncensored Obama in The China Daily

Obama uncut in The China Daily.

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How does China censor the Internet?

James Fallows writes in the Atlantic on the Golden Shield project.

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