Online lynch mobs find second post-quake target; Liaoning girl detained by the police

“As for that old lady who’s been lying over there for over 100 hours? Why haven’t you died yet?” Netizens want their pound of flesh from a young girl whose video diary insulted quake victims. The next day, she’s arrested. [Read]

By Kenneth Tan // At Shanghaiist // On May 28, 2008

Filed In Blogs // On May 28, 2008 // Under Censorship , Human Interest





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Softening ‘Em Up

A US DOJ report reveals that Uighur detainees at Guantanamo Bay were sleep deprived for the benefit of Chinese interrogators, either by US soldiers or by the Chinese themselves. [Read]

By Michael Manning // At The Opposite End of China // On May 23, 2008

Filed In Blogs // On May 28, 2008 // Under Military , Terrorism