Boxun News

Inner Mongolia: troops guard the campus

Mon, 30 May 2011 03:29:38 PST

Boxun reporter SUN Lin Released after Served four years in jail

Mon, 30 May 2011 03:20:13 PST

In China, a journalist is sanctionedwhile an activist disappears

Tue, 24 May 2011 08:38:14 PST

Ai Weiwei visited by his wife

Sun, 15 May 2011 23:44:35 PST

Authorities holding Hada��s wife and son, brought charges last January

Tue, 10 May 2011 02:45:56 PST

Reporters Without Borders strongly condemns the trumped-up charges of ��illegal business activities�� and ��drug possession�� that the Chinese authorities have brought against the wife and son of Hada, the Mongolian human rights activist who should have been released last December on completing a 15-year jail sentence.

Bin Laden Dead, 50 cents Sad

Mon, 02 May 2011 08:51:11 PST

After the tragedy of 9.11 in 2001, many netizens applauded for the attack. Yes, there are some youngsters will applaud for anything damaging the USA. Not surprising, when Bin Laden killed on Sunday, netizens in China started to show the sadness and claimed Bin Ladden is a hero.

Reporters Without Borders marks World Press Freedom Day

Mon, 02 May 2011 08:48:42 PST

The press freedom organization Reporters Without Borders will be present on many fronts on 3 May, World Press Freedom Day.

Truck Drivers Strike in Shanghai

Wed, 20 Apr 2011 03:04:33 PST

Hundreds truck drivers are striking today, they protest the high tax on gas and other fees. One lady claimed to be dead.

CPJ:European Parliament must speak out strongly against abuses in China

Wed, 06 Apr 2011 23:33:53 PST

New York, April 6, 2011��The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on members of the European Parliament to strongly criticize the Chinese government��s apparent detention of artist and social activist Ai Weiwei. The European Parliament is convening an emergency debate Thursday on Ai��s disappearance, which may be the latest unlawful detention in the government's onslaught against its critics.

Video:officials and police beat up women and walked away

Wed, 06 Apr 2011 23:23:30 PST

This is an entertainment center. Police and officials beat four women badly. After they have done, the waitress showed them the way out with high respect.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5bAznu5TEfY

AP Exclusive: Voices behind China's protest calls

Wed, 06 Apr 2011 18:44:10 PST

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) �� Strolling past hip cafes, the young Chinese man in a white sports jacket and faded jeans looks like any other university student in the South Korean capital. But the laptop in his black backpack is a tool in a would-be revolution in China.

Father comes to Beijing with his son's head

Sun, 03 Apr 2011 20:06:49 PST

His son is believed to be killed after beaten up in 2001. The local police refused to make it as a murder case, but prepared faked evidence to conclude it as a suicide. The parents tried to find justice, but they were both sent to labor camp (LaoJiao) in 2006. The father comes to Beiing again, with the head of his son, talked the case to Boxun reporter.

CHINA:Artist Ai Weiwei arrested at Beijing airport, held incommunicado

Sun, 03 Apr 2011 20:02:31 PST

Reporters Without Borders is concerned about the fate of the famous artist and dissident Ai Weiwei (��δδ), who was arrested this morning at Beijing international airport as he was about to board a flight to Hong Kong. Eight of his employees were also briefly detained today by the Beijing police.

I'll return to China, says writer who 'disappeared'

Fri, 01 Apr 2011 11:52:05 PST

Yang Hengjun, the Australian writer who disappeared on Sunday, has re-emerged to say he will be returning to China to continue the fight for democracy, human rights and universal values.

China's mainstream journalists also targeted in government's crackdown

Thu, 31 Mar 2011 20:48:03 PST

New York, March 30, 2011��The Committee to Protect Journalists is concerned by the dismissal of two Guangzhou-based journalists who advocate for political reform amid tightening restrictions on free expression. While several bloggers and activists have disappeared or been detained in the last month after anonymous calls for demonstrations in support of political reform were published online, journalists in traditional media are now also being targeted, CPJ said.

CHINA:Authorities step up pressure on cyber-dissidents

Thu, 31 Mar 2011 20:45:24 PST

Reporters Without Borders firmly condemns a wave of arrests of Chinese cyber-dissidents in recent months. The authorities are clearly determined to jail anyone displaying support for the revolutions in the Arab world or issuing calls for a similar uprising in China.

Sixth Sunday of Chinese Jasmine Revolution

Sun, 27 Mar 2011 02:55:22 PST

March 27 is the sixth Chinese Jasmine Revolution Sunday, Boxun reporter sent pictures of Zhongguancun of Beijing one hour ago (BJ time 2pm of 27th). The number of uniformed police has reduced significantly, but there are many plainclothes. Since Feb. 19th, each Sunday is a "big" day for police. The organizer(s) have announced that Jasmine Revolution in China is a long, on-going event. The first few months will be a period of letting people know what it is and what they should do to express their willings.

Old man climbed up to protest in Beijing

Sun, 27 Mar 2011 02:45:42 PST

March 25, Beijing: An old man climbed up a pole/tower to protest. Source said he lost his home. In 2010, Boxun reported at least six insidents that petitioners went up towers to protest. Most of them sentenced afterwards.

An exclusive report in mudslide of Zhou Qu

Sun, 27 Mar 2011 02:31:13 PST

Boxun published an exclusive report in mudslide of Zhou Qu. Three main findings: 1) In the tragedy of August 2010, around 10,000 killed. Official number of deaths is less then 2,000. 2) Cause of mudslide: deforest and corruption. Local government built 13 dams in the upstream mountains, very little concrete was used in the dams but sands inside the dam wall. The so-called dams hold large amount of water, then the collapsed. 3) Many families lost most of the members or all members, for those survived, they cannot claim their money saved in the banks. Banks require survivors to show the documents that buried as deep as eight meters under the mud.

CHINA:Cyber-censors turn the screw on Internet users

Wed, 23 Mar 2011 08:59:04 PST

Google accused the Chinese authorities today of being behind problems with its email service, Gmail. Since the end of February, Chinese users have reported difficulties gaining access to Gmail's home page and sending e-mails. Google's instant messaging service is also said to have been having problems.
A Google spokesperson contacted by Reporters Without Borders ruled out technical problems as the source of the problem, blaming instead "a government blockage designed to look like the problem is with Gmail."
Google reported on its blog on 11 March: "We've noticed some highly targeted and apparently politically motivated attacks against our users. We believe activists may have been a specific target."