China’s Security State

Naomi Klein, author of the great book The Shock Doctrine, has an in-depth look at the Chinese security state in Rolling Stone. In the article, Klein looks at how China’s infamous Golden Shield surveillance system has been deployed and implemented as a tool in crackdowns in Tibet.
This is how this Golden Shield will work: Chinese […]

Posted on May 16th, 2008 by F.X. Leach in China Watch, Technology, ccp

US Congress Pushing for Free Information in China

Wired’s Threat Level Blog reports good news coming out of the US Congress. Congressman Chris Smith (R-NJ) is renewing his efforts to get the Global Online Freedom Act passed before the Beijing Olympics.
Republican congressman Chris Smith of New Jersey used a meeting with international human rights group Reporters Without Borders last week to lobby for […]

Posted on April 29th, 2008 by F.X. Leach in Technology

Pursued for Speaking Out in Exile

Author Mikel Dunham has posted a dramatic account of a Tibetan refugee in Mongolia on his blog. His brother was murdered during the Chinese crackdown inside Tibet and when he spoke out, he himself became a target of Mongolian and Chinese government searches. He is currently in hiding in Mongolia and greatly fears for his […]

Posted on April 25th, 2008 by F.X. Leach in Featured, Take Action, tibetan uprising

Alternet Piece on SFT’s Use of Facebook

Nancy Scola of Alternet has a great piece on how different political movements are using Facebook as an organizing too. She focuses heavy attention on SFT and how the Facebook giving challenge turned into a great organizing opportunity, as well as one that dramatically increased SFT’s donor base. Here’s an excerpt:
And while that Facebook coalition […]

Posted on April 24th, 2008 by F.X. Leach in Press Coverage, Technology

Powerful Anti-Olympics Grafitti in Bankgog

Simply incredible artwork and a powerful statement about China’s Olympics. More pics at Wooster Collective.

Posted on April 24th, 2008 by F.X. Leach in Beijing Olympics 2008, Direct Action, images

Australia to China: Let’s Be “Real” Friends

From John Pomfret of the Washington Post, an interesting take on a new type of “engagement” — Kevin Rudd’s approach to telling China the truth, rather than appeasing the delicate feelings of the Communist Party:

Does the West have a new secret weapon in dealing with China in the person of Kevin Rudd, the new prime […]

Posted on April 12th, 2008 by Lhasa Rising in China, Politics

US House Passes Pro-Tibet Resolution

Great news from the US Congress. The Gavel reports:
The House has just overwhelmingly passed a resolution calling on the Chinese government to end its crackdown in Tibet and to enter into a substantive dialogue with His Holiness the Dalai Lama, H.Res. 1077. House Resolution 1077 was introduced by Speaker Nancy Pelosi and members of the […]

Posted on April 9th, 2008 by F.X. Leach in Politics, torch relay

Watch April 9th in SF Live!

You might have noticed the tabs appearing at the top of the blog (London, Paris, Golden Gate….) following the torch events as they’ve progressed through Europe and now North America. We’ve been trying to bring you the best coverage we can as events unfold. Tomorrow, April 9th, we will take it one step further, by livecasting the entire day right here on this blog. Just go to http://blog.stuentsforafreetibet.org/livesf and you will feel like you are right there in the streets.

Posted on April 9th, 2008 by buckaroo banzai in Featured, General, Protest, Technology

China and IOC in crisis talks

The Chinese government and the International Olympic Committee are reportedly in crisis talks, after they massively underestimated worldwide ourtage over Beijing’s repressive rule in Tibet.  This report is from the Financial Times:
Beijing officials are to hold urgent talks with senior members of the Olympic movement about the torch relay, as concern grows among International Olympic […]

Call SF Mayor Newsom & Ask to Cancel the Torch Relay

Now that the full scale of the controversy that is the Beijing Olympics is beginning to be broadcast around the world through three days of major protests in London and Paris, it is time for San Francisco - the next stop in the torch relay and the only stop on American soil - to cancel […]

Posted on April 7th, 2008 by F.X. Leach in Take Action, torch relay

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