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China blocks social media ahead of Tiananmen anniversary

The Chinese authorities have blocked a range of popular social media including blogger, flickr, youtube and twitter ahead of the anniversary of the Tiananmen square massacre on 4 June.
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Ai Weiwei’s blog shut down

01 Jun 09 | Index Index, minipost

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

27 May 09 | Digital Freedom, Index Index, minipost

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

Last Tiananmen Square “hooligan” released

20 May 09 | Index Index, minipost

Liu Zhihua, the last-known prisoner jailed on the charge of hooliganism after protesting against the crackdown on the 1989 Tiananmen Square democracy movement has been released from jail in China in advance of the 20th anniversary of the protests.Read more here

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