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China: Bloggers take stand against web activist's arrest

globalvoicesonline.org » 2008 » July » 28th » China: Bloggers take stand against web activist's arrest

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Following his apprehension last month as he was pitching in with the earthquake relief in his native Sichuan province, web activist Huang Qi was this weekend formally arrested for “illegal possession of state secrets”. Volunteers at his well-known website 64Tianwang.com (English) have been actively posting all news coverage and details surrounding Huang's case, but the campaign to have his … Continue Reading »

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