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China shuts blogs
about Dalai Lama
WSN Network
Kathmandu: Unable to stop US president George W Bush from meeting
Tibetan leader the Dalai Lama and furious at the US Congress for
bestowing its highest civilian honour on the exiled Nobel laureate,
China has stepped up curbs in Tibet, closing down websites and blogs
in the latest offensive.
At least five Tibetans were arrested in Tibet’s Amdo province for
celebrating after the Dalai Lama received the Congressional gold
medal while a popular website and two blogs were closed down.
The first to be axed was www.tibettl.com/blog that was closed
October 16. Soon after, www.tibetcm.com and www.tibetcm.com/blog
suffered the same fate. The closure of the websites comes in the
wake of international media freedom watchdog ‘Reporters Without
Borders’ issuing a report, saying how repressive governments, in a
bid to undermine media freedom, were turning their sights on
websites and blogs. With Beijing due to host the 2008 Olympics,
China has been trying to block any reference to the Dalai Lama and
Tibet that shows the people of the region do not identify with the
Chinese and want to adhere to their own culture, religion and
language.
24
Octobers,
2007
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