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Zhai Ming Lei from 1bao wrote a long piece on his acquaintance with Hujia, a human rights blogger arrested a week ago. He urged the government to release Hu because the arrest and the torture of another lawyers will outrage ordinary people (zh).
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In Consent of the Networked, internet policy specialist Rebecca MacKinnon argues that the purpose of technology is to serve humanity, not the other way around. It’s time to wake up and act before the reversal becomes permanent.
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The Committee to Protect Journalist (CPJ) reports that more than half of the 27 journalists imprisoned in China are ethnic Tibetan or Uyghur.
Dr. Apiwat Ratanawaraha writes about several projects in Southeast Asia that seek to restore historic towns and promote cultural tourism. Some of the ongoing projects are located in Singapore’s Boat Quay, Malaysia’s Georgetown, and Thailand’s Chiang Mai
The World Agroforestry Centre has released a study on the climate change adaptation options for small farmers in Southeast Asia.
Saudi journalist Hamza Kashgari was stopped at Malaysia's airport after Saudi Arabia ordered his arrest. The journalist is accused of sending a twitter message that ‘insulted' Prophet Mohammad
Reporters Without Borders condemns the killing of a journalist in West Papua and the attack on local reporters in Indonesia.
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I just posted a great cartoon about China and human rights on my blog. Interesting that so many Americans now are paying $20 or more to see plastinated bodies from China, never for a second realizing how this links up to China’s awful human rights record…