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

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

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

“No Torch” Animation Hits 100,000

In just seven days, we’ve reached 100,000 views of the No Torch in Tibet flash animation.

Please, view the animation and add it to your page, blog, profile or site, or just forward it on to your friends.

Posted on April 7th, 2008 by buckaroo banzai in Activism, Technology

Vlog (Xeni): Tibet report - monks forced to participate in staged videos

The latest episode of BoingBoingTV is up, focusing on the aftermath of the protests in Amdo, and the brave monks who helped get the news and images out to the world:
In this BBtv vlog episode, Xeni speaks with Tibetan human rights worker Lhakpa Kyizom about reported abuses against so-called “wired monks” in Tibet, by […]

Posted on April 4th, 2008 by buckaroo banzai in Protests in Tibet, Reports From Tibet, Technology, Video, Video, Photos and Audio

Videos from the India March

Watch video posted from the mobile video phone

Watch more videos from the Live Archive on YouTube or check if the live stream is active here
http://tibetanuprising.org/live/

Posted on April 3rd, 2008 by buckaroo banzai in About the Marchers, India, Technology, Video, Video, Photos and Audio

Gaming the Games, Shaming Beijing

The Sydney Morning Heralds reports on How activists have hijacked the symbols of the Olympic Games and used them to shame China.

Great coverage of our recently released Torch Relay Animation Parody:
A similarly edgy animation is being promoted by Students for a Free Tibet on its parody of the official Torch Relay site. The animation, a […]

Posted on April 2nd, 2008 by buckaroo banzai in Direct Action, Featured, Technology, Tibet & the Olympics, images, torch relay

China’s “Golden Shield” surveillance technology in Tibet

We just wrote that China just disclosed photos of its “most wanted” list in Tibet. What we’re seeing is China’s brand-new “Golden Shield” surveillance technology at work.
Golden Shield is “a database-driven remote surveillance system – offering immediate access to records on every citizen in China, while linking to vast networks of cameras designed to […]

Posted on March 21st, 2008 by Lhasa Rising in China, China Watch, Protests in Tibet, Technology

China’s attacks go virtual and international

China is taking the crisis in Tibet pretty seriously. Now, China or its allies have launched international cyber attacks on Tibetans and their supporters, including SFT. These cyber-attacks are notoriously difficult to trace, but show all the signs of an organized campaign orchestrated by Beijing.
These attacks have been ineffective against SFT, but in […]

Posted on March 21st, 2008 by Lhasa Rising in China, China Watch, SFT Global, Students For a Free Tibet, Technology

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