China Closes Dissent Websites
Chinese authorities have shut down an online discussion forum that reported on anti-corruption protests in a village in the country’s south as well as a Web site serving ethnic Mongolians, overseas monitors said Tuesday.
China routinely shuts down or blocks Web sites that operate outside of government control, but the issue has received heightened international attention in recent weeks with the publication of new rules aimed at stifling online dissent.
Radio Free Asia, a U.S.-based broadcaster, said an online forum that covered protests in the village of Taisho has been closed. It said the site had been popular among academics, journalists and rights activists.
Source: MSNBC.
There are currently no comments on this thread.