March 2010
Senators form Internet freedom caucus
- Mon, 03/22/2010 - 12:00
Several senators have formed a caucus to promote online freedom in Iran, China and other countries as the Obama administration pushes for greater access to an unfettered Internet.
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Google quits censoring search in China
- Mon, 03/22/2010 - 12:00
Google on Monday announced it has stopped censoring search results in China.
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Unplugged in Urumqi
- Sun, 03/21/2010 - 12:00
For quite some time, I had been looking forward to travelling back to Xinjiang province, one of my favorite destinations in China, for a reporting trip.
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"The Lessons of the Fall of the USSR"
- Sun, 03/21/2010 - 04:00
There are several lessons that can be learned from the experience of the Soviet Union. I think the first one which is difficult for many Americans to understand is that ideology is important.
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Uyghurs' Plight Discussed During the 13th Session of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva
- Fri, 03/19/2010 - 12:00
The Uyghur American Association (UAA) extends its deepest gratitude to the UN mandate holders, States, and NGOs that have raised aspects of the Uyghurs' plight during the 13th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council, which is in progress in Geneva, Switzerland for most of the month of March 2010.
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Activists Join Senators in Call for State Department Action on Internet Freedom
- Thu, 03/18/2010 - 12:00
Surrounded by front-line activists from Iran, China, Cuba, Syria, Tibet, and the Uyghur Region of East Turkestan, Senator Sam Brownback (R-Kansas) promised to put State Department nominations on hold until the Department follows Secretary Clinton's January 21st Internet freedom speech with decisive action.
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Is Hong Kong Getting Any Closer to Real Democracy?
- Thu, 03/18/2010 - 12:00
When Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo was convicted in December of subverting the state after he helped organize a democracy petition, the only protesters gathered outside the Beijing courtroom were foreign diplomats waiting to tell a pack of Western journalists that their governments officially condemned the verdict.
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Basque researchers publish book on diasporas in the new media age
- Thu, 03/18/2010 - 12:00
Diasporas in the New Media Age looks at the role and transformation of such concepts as identity, nation, culture, and community in the era of information technology and economic globalization.
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Interventionon on Cambodia's UPR Report
- Wed, 03/17/2010 - 12:00
UNPO's Maggie Murphy will make an intervention on behalf of Interfaith International at the occasion of the consideration of Cambodia's Universal Periodic Review report at the 13th Session of the UN Human Rights Council.
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Yes, Chinese have rights in theory
- Wed, 03/17/2010 - 12:00
In many ways, China's constitution is a marvellous document. It guarantees Chinese citizens a host of rights, including “freedom of speech, of the press, of assembly, of association, of procession and of demonstration.” The problem is, they exist only in theory.
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