China Archives - Page 4 of 4 - Committee to Protect Journalists

Yang Zili's Twitter page describes his eight years in prison.

Released writer tweets about life in a Chinese prison

January 28, 2010 3:11 PM EST

Siweiluozi’s Blog, an anonymous blog that covers various Chinese legal issues and current affairs, has translated a series of updates by Chinese writer Yang Zili, who was arrested in 2001 and later convicted of subversion against the state for online articles. Released last year after serving eight years, Yang joined Twitter and has been describing…

Denials aside, repression as usual online in China

January 25, 2010 1:28 PM EST

China has denied any involvement in the cyber attacks that Google revealed on January 12, and has said the country’s Internet is open. Local Internet users and entrepreneurs, however, know otherwise.