Global Voices · Citizen media stories about China from August 2009

31 August 2009

China and Taiwan: Dalai Lama's visit, inevitably political

Yesterday Dalai Lama arrived in Taiwan on a visit that has been denounced by China. The trip, requested by Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) to President Ma Ying-jeou, aimed at comforting...

Myanmar: Tension in the Sino-Burmese border

Written by Oiwan Lam · Quick Reads · Myanmar (Burma)

28 August 2009

China: Are Tibetan Bloggers Being Silenced?

Written by Dechen Pemba · Ethnicity & Race

Quite alarming to report that all of the most popular Tibetan language blog hosting sites (except one) have been inaccessible for almost three weeks now. Although it is fairly common...

27 August 2009

China admits organ harvesting as main source of transplantation

Written by Oiwan Lam · Quick Reads · Health

China: Mobile phone and Dissent 2.0

Written by Oiwan Lam · Quick Reads · Freedom of Speech

26 August 2009

China: Cheap money policy

Written by Oiwan Lam · Quick Reads · Economics & Business

25 August 2009

China: Free speech under control 2.0

Written by Oiwan Lam · Quick Reads · Freedom of Speech

China: The Death of the Internet Addict Youth

Written by Oiwan Lam · Quick Reads · Freedom of Speech

21 August 2009

Ukraine: In Chinese, Yanukovych is Yushchenko?

Written by Veronica Khokhlova · Quick Reads · Eastern & Central Europe

China: Tan Zuoren’s Defense Statement

Written by Oiwan Lam · Quick Reads · Freedom of Speech

20 August 2009

China Internet blocks bad enough to chase you away?

Written by Oiwan Lam · Quick Reads · Freedom of Speech

China: CO2 emissions will peak at 2030

Written by Oiwan Lam · Quick Reads · Development

19 August 2009

China: The fate of Philanthropists in Sodom

Written by Oiwan Lam · Quick Reads · Governance

18 August 2009

China: Why have they taken citizen Xu Zhiyong?

Written by Oiwan Lam · Quick Reads · Human Rights

China: Curing Internet Addiction

Written by Oiwan Lam · Quick Reads · Health

17 August 2009

China: Rape and beatings in a Beijing “black jail” hotel

Written by Oiwan Lam · Quick Reads · Freedom of Speech

China: Dangers Of Uploading Your Photo Onto The Internet

Written by Oiwan Lam · Quick Reads · Humor

14 August 2009

China: Significance of Xu Zhiyong

Written by Oiwan Lam · Quick Reads · Politics

13 August 2009

Blogging with HIV: “Love is still possible”

Written by Rezwan · North America

A growing number of HIV-positive bloggers around the world are using citizen media to express how they live with the virus, although speaking openly about HIV/AIDS can be difficult.

Algeria: Business as Usual After Chinese Face Off

Written by Amira Al Hussaini · Middle East & North Africa

The influx of Chinese immigrants to Algeria ignited a face off between the immigrants and locals when about 100 residents and migrants clashed, using knives and bludgeons. Bloggers weigh in.