Tiananmen 20: Liu Hongbin
Poet Liu Hongbin fled China after taking part in the Tiananmen Square protests. Here, he describes his experience of returning to China as a persona non grata in 1997
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Ai Weiwei’s blog shut down
China’s biggest news portal, Sina, has shut down artist-turned-activist Ai Weiwei’s blog without explanation after he refused to self-censor his posts ahead of 4 June, the 20th anniversary of the Tiananmen protests. Read more here
China blocks website before Tiananmen anniversary
The online version of one of China’s most radical magazines, Yanhuang Chunqiu (China Through the Ages) has been closed by the censors who patrol the Great Firewall of China, days before the twentieth anniversary of the Tiananmen Square crackdown. Read more here
Chinese academic wins landmark Internet censorship case
A Chinese professor has won his case against an Internet company that closed his website in March after he posted what was deemed to be illegal material. This is the first-ever case to be won by a victim of Internet censorship in a Chinese court. Read more here