China has closed one of the country's largest file-sharing sites. The State Administration of Radio Film and Television said the site BTChina did...
China: crackdown on file-sharing
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Christian hoteliers cleared of insulting Muslim guest
A devout Christian couple have been cleared of insulting a Muslim guest at their hotel because of her faith and asking her if she was a terrorist...
Tibet: two jailed over Dalai Lama pictures
Two Tibetan web users have been sentenced to three-year jail terms after posting pictures of the exiled Dalai Lama on the Internet. Gyaltsen and...
Launch of National Campaign for Libel Reform
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China: prominent dissident faces subversion charges
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Russian internet provider admits blocking websites
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Australia accussed of censoring North Korean artists
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