Reporters Without Borders condemns the Syrian government’s refusal to allow the evacuation of French journalists Edith Bouvier and William Daniels, and British journalist Paul Conroy, from Homs, along with the bodies of slain journalists Marie Colvin and Remy Ochlik.
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The editors at Tea Leaf Nation talk about what China’s new internet regulations mean for microbloggers, speculate on Twitter’s future in China, and explain some of the techniques Chinese netizens are using to work around regulations and censorship.
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In light of the new year’s Lantern Festival, we take a look back at China’s heightened crackdown on writers, journalists and activists in 2011. Included is an infographic with a timeline detailing major arrests and protests of the last year.
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Li Tie was sentenced to 10 years in prison for “subversion of the state authority.” As proof the court cited several articles written by the Maoist writer, including his recent article, “Human Beings’ Heaven Is Human Dignity,” which called for democratic political reform.
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“Straying Far From Myself” is an apt theme for a time when Tibetan society is dramatically changing in the face of increased political violence, immigration, industrialization, and religious tensions.
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Every year from November to February English PEN releases a list of writers in prison, and provides addresses or email addresses for each of them. This part of the program Season’s Greetings, which calls on people to send a card to one of the many writers in prison that PEN supports.
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A comprehensive reading list of books on Tibet and Tibetan literature compiled by the Tibetan affairs website High Peaks Pure Earth.
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