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China: Your ethnic group can’t use the internet

Monday, October 12th, 2009 @ 13:04 UTC

by Oiwan Lam

Countries:: China
Topics:: Freedom of Speech, Human Rights
Languages:: English

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Chine : “Votre groupe ethnique n'est pas autorisé à utiliser Internet”

“Your ethnic group can't use the internet” has become a popular phrase in the Internet in China. It comes from a 27-year-old Uighur photographer's real life experience in a hotel in Shenyang. Rob from Black and White Cat translated the two related blog posts.

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