The Great Firewall of China: How Chinese Web Users Battle Censorship
From Time: After he was listed on this year’s TIME 100 poll of the world’s most influential people, Chinese author Han Han wrote a blog post announcing, “Other Chinese nominees include sensitive word,...
View ArticleSalman Rushdie, Murong Xuecun on Censorship
British Indian author Salman Rushdie became an icon of free expression after his 1988 novel The Satanic Verses garnered him a fatwā from Ayatollah Khomeini, followed by countless death threats....
View ArticleBook Recommendations From Ma Jian
Exiled Chinese author Ma Jian, whose newest novel The Dark Road saw its North American release yesterday, gave a very personal interview to the Daily Beast. The interview touches on everything from the...
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CCTV Producer Slams Censorship, Minitrue Reacts
Early Monday morning, former CCTV producer Wang Qinglei posted an open letter criticizing the state broadcaster to his Sina Weibo account. Wang had spent 10 years working for CCTV, and was fired on...
View ArticleCuddly Protest Icon Says ‘Neigh’ To Censorship
With the Year of the Horse beginning next week, The South China Morning Post reports from Hong Kong, where plush “Grass-Mud Horse” trinkets are becoming popular in joint celebration of free speech and...
View ArticleMassive Internet Failure Caused by Great Firewall?
When up to two-thirds of Chinese Internet traffic was suddenly redirected to a handful of websites usually blocked by the Great Firewall, initial reports blamed a hacker attack. Yet experts now say...
View Article1st Amendment Helps Baidu Win Censorship Lawsuit
Jonathan Stempel at Reuters reports that Baidu Inc has defeated a U.S. lawsuit by pro-democracy activists over censored search results, a case which had been allowed to resume after its dismissal on...
View ArticleEvan Osnos On Not Publishing His Book In China
At The New York Times, former New Yorker China correspondent Evan Osnos explains why he decided against publishing his new book in Mainland China: After reading the manuscript, an editor in Shanghai...
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