More than 3,000 security personnel have been deployed to bolster security in Lhasa following the first Tibetan self-immolation protest in the capital of the Tibet Autonomous Region, according to an official document obtained by RFA.
We were excited yesterday to see Google roll out a new feature that warns users trying to search for keywords that would otherwise be blocked by the Great Firewall. It seems that the feature has now already been disabled by the GFW blocking access to the javascript file which does the magic. More on that in our soon-to-be-published monthly newsletter. Meanwhile, we couldn’t resist reverse-engineering the list of blocked keywords that Google used. Neither could the team at http://www.atgfw.org who beat us to it. Anyway, better late than never, here is the full list. We will be importing all of them into our system shortly for automatic and continuous testing.
Google has launched a new feature for its Chinese language site which informs mainland users when they enter search keywords that are likely to be blocked by censors and recommends using alternative terms, following a government crackdown on information about a major political scandal.
Chinese security forces in Lhasa have rounded up hundreds of residents and pilgrims in the wake of a fiery weekend self-immolation protest in Tibet’s capital, as the Tibetan burnings in protest against Chinese rule rage on, sources said.
Residents in the Tibet Autonomous Region’s capital, Lhasa, fear to venture outside of their homes amid stringent security.
The Tibetan spiritual leader, His Holiness the Dalai Lama greets well-wishers waiting outside the Salzburg Arena before his address on World Peace and Universal Responsibility on May 21, 2012
Chen Guangcheng safe in US, but not his relatives and supporters still under the watch of Chinese Police
Officials from the eastern Chinese province of Shandong began processing a passport application for blind Chinese dissident Chen Guangcheng and his family on Wednesday in what appears to be progress in his plans to study in the United States.
But concerns remain over the fate of Chen’s nephew who has been accused of murder about three weeks after Chen’s escape from house arrest in Shandong, his home province, and subsequent sanctuary in the U.S. Embassy in Beijing sparked a diplomatic crisis in Sino-U.S. relations.
CHRD has learned that Chen Guangfu (陈光福), the elder brother of activist Chen Guangcheng (陈光诚), was reportedly tortured while in the hands of Yinan County police in Shandong Province in late April. He is still suffering serious effects from the abuse, according to a reliable source within China. The abuses against Chen Guangfu represent the most physically violent treatment to surface so far among the spate of retaliatory acts towards those with links to Chen Guangcheng after his flight from house arrest. In addition to the reported torture, it is believed that Linyi authorities are maintaining tight controls over many of Chen Guangcheng’s other relatives, with their movements strictly limited as they live in a state of extreme fear.
