Tibet’s leader-in-exile discusses his Buddhist approach to digital security, and why he still holds hope for the future of the internet
Under cyber attack: an interview with Lobsang Sangay, Tibet’s exiled political leader
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CATEGORY: China
Stricter and subtler: how China has ramped up instant messaging censorship
The chat application LINE has strengthened its censorship methods in mainland China by targeting phrases and word combinations.
China: Chen Xiwo banned book published in English
Chen Xiwo, described as “one of China’s most outspoken voices on freedom of expression for writers” by Asia Sentinel, has spoken about how he challenged the Chinese government’s decision to censor his latest book ahead of its launch in English.
The “slippery slope” of Chinese literary censorship
American journalist Evan Osnos says he turned down the opportunity to publish a copy of his new book in China because censors asked for almost a quarter to be struck out. The case highlights the dilemma writers face publishing in a country now hungry for western works, reports Dinah Gardner
A meme is worth a thousand (banned) words in China
Comedic memes are the Achille’s heel of Chinese internet censors. Jemimah Steinfeld reports
Good sports: Which free-speech offending countries should we blow the whistle on?
Against the backdrop of the World Cup in Brazil, we ask how, during global sporting events, should we respond to countries that repress their citizen’s free expression? Should we engage or ignore?
China: Censors work overtime for Tiananmen anniversary
“Keep quiet and carry on” is the slogan that can best describe China’s take on the approaching 25th anniversary of the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre, Francine Stone reports
Laos: Crony scheme in control of press and civil society
People forget, as they rarely do with Vietnam or China, that Laos is still a communist state with complete control over the press and civil society. Helen Clark reports
Revealed: The British exports that crush free expression
The Arab Spring has not stopped Britain from helping crush free expression by selling crowd control ammunition to authoritarian states including Saudi Arabia and Bahrain. Alex Stevenson reports
Inside the Hong Kong museum dedicated to the Tiananmen Square massacre
The June 4 Memorial Museum confronts China’s recent past in an honest, open way