China: Defamation Can No Longer Be Used to Restrict Netizen Speech

Cool Knowledge has a translation of Hu Yong's comment on the Yan Xiaoling Defamation Case in which, the local authorities use criminal defamation charges to punish individuals who posted critical comments against local government.

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