Internet

“No” to a Google Search Engine with Chinese Characteristics—Not “Right Now” or Ever

phb — Tue, 11 Dec 2018 22:34:02 +0000

December 11, 2018

“No” to a Google Search Engine with Chinese Characteristics—Not “Right Now” or Ever

Access to Information

In a Congressional hearing today, faced with questions from multiple members of the U.S. House Judiciary Committee about Google’ s controversial Dragonfly Project—a search engine in development designed to meet the censorship requirements of the Chinese government—Google CEO Sundar Pichai...

NGO Joint Letter to Google CEO on Project Dragonfly

phb — Mon, 10 Dec 2018 23:56:07 +0000

December 11, 2018

NGO Joint Letter to Google CEO on Project Dragonfly

HRIC Bulletin

Freedom of Expression

HRIC joins 70 NGOs, individuals in an open letter led by Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International to urge Google to drop the development of a censored search engine for the Chinese market. OPEN LETTER: RESPONSE TO GOOGLE on PROJECT DRAGONFLY, CHINA AND HUMAN RIGHTS To: Sundar Pichai, Chief...

On Google’s Reported Plan to Work with Chinese Censors

tw — Thu, 02 Aug 2018 22:30:25 +0000

August 2, 2018

On Google’s Reported Plan to Work with Chinese Censors

HRIC Commentary

Access to Information

This week, international media reported with some alarm the news that Google is building a version of its search engine for mobile users in China that is designed to restrict information flow by filtering out search terms including human rights, democracy, religion, and peaceful protest...

Video: Rights Defender Xu Lin Recounts Being Threatened by Police During 8-Hour Interrogation

Anonymous — Sat, 19 Dec 2015 00:02:58 +0000

December 17, 2015

Video: Rights Defender Xu Lin Recounts Being Threatened by Police During 8-Hour Interrogation

Citizens' Square

Access to Information

In this short video, Xu Lin, a writer, poet, songwriter, and structural engineer, describes being taken in for questioning on December 17. He says that the Guangzhou police intercepted him when he was taking his kid to school that morning, and accused him of “picking quarrels and provoking trouble...

Letter to President Obama

tw — Wed, 09 Sep 2015 21:05:39 +0000

September 9, 2015

Letter to President Obama

Joint Statements

Access to Justice

President Barack Obama The White House 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, D.C. 20500 We write regarding the state visit by Chinese President Xi Jinping on September 24-25, 2015. Our organizations have worked to help promote and defend human rights in China for decades, and are deeply...

An Independent Path (Part 2)

Anonymous — Tue, 13 Jan 2015 23:08:49 +0000

January 28, 2015

An Independent Path (Part 2)

China Rights Forum

Internet

An Independent Path (Part 1) [English translation by Human Rights in China] “Shun! Guess where I am now?” These were the first words that burst out of my mom after her “long distance” phone call finally got through. I could hear the great excitement in her voice, but I didn’t realize she was...

An Independent Path (Part 1)

tw — Thu, 19 Dec 2013 23:00:53 +0000

December 30, 2013

An Independent Path (Part 1)

China Rights Forum

Internet

“Shun” (舜) is a legendary leader of ancient China—one of the “Five Emperors”—who lived in 23rd-22nd century B.C.; it is also my name. Actually, my parents originally named me “Xin,” after the protagonist in the Japanese television show, Oshin . They hoped that like the protagonist, I would...

You Can Expunge the World, but Not Dignity

noc — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 19:55:49 +0000

January 7, 2013

You Can Expunge the World, but Not Dignity

China Rights Forum

Online Activism

January 7, 2013 [English translation by Human Rights in China]

Qidong: Citizens Say No to Industrial Waste

noc — Fri, 30 Nov 2012 17:33:03 +0000

November 30, 2012

Qidong: Citizens Say No to Industrial Waste

China Rights Forum

Censorship

Microblogs Have Become the Focus of Internet Censorship in China

noc — Mon, 26 Nov 2012 21:36:15 +0000

November 26, 2012

Microblogs Have Become the Focus of Internet Censorship in China

China Rights Forum

Censorship

By the beginning of 2009, the Chinese authorities had worked out a comprehensive content monitoring system for the Internet.

The Internet, Human Rights, and China: A Resource List

noc — Sun, 18 Jul 2010 05:00:00 +0000

July 18, 2010

The Internet, Human Rights, and China: A Resource List

China Rights Forum

United Nations

The following is a list of Chinese and English-language resources related to technology, the Internet, human rights, and China. These resources include digital and print materials developed by governments, NGOs, and academics.

China’s Internet Censorship and Controls: The Context of Google’s Approach in China

noc — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 05:00:00 +0000

July 16, 2010

China’s Internet Censorship and Controls: The Context of Google’s Approach in China

China Rights Forum

Censorship

On January 12, 2010, Google stunned the world with its dramatic announcement that it was reconsidering its business in China in the wake of debilitating cyber-attacks, and furthermore that the company was no longer willing to continue operating a censored search engine in China, Google.cn, launched...

Excerpt from Testimony of Alan Davidson, Director of Public Policy, Google Inc. before the Congressional-Executive Commission on China

noc — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 05:00:00 +0000

July 16, 2010

Excerpt from Testimony of Alan Davidson, Director of Public Policy, Google Inc. before the Congressional-Executive Commission on China

China Rights Forum

Censorship

March 24, 2010 1 China Update Let us start with an update on Google’s situation in China. We launched Google.cn, our Chinese search engine, in January 2006 in the belief that the benefits of increased access to information for people in China and a more open Internet outweighed our discomfort in...

HRIC Talks with Adam Kanzer of Domini Social Investments

noc — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 05:00:00 +0000

July 16, 2010

HRIC Talks with Adam Kanzer of Domini Social Investments

China Rights Forum

Business And Human Rights

HRIC: Can you please introduce Domini Social Investments, and explain more generally what a social investment fund is? Adam Kanzer: Domini Social Investments is a mutual fund manager based in New York. We manage approximately $1 billion for individual and institutional investors. We focus...

The Internet and Chinese Civil Society

noc — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 05:00:00 +0000

July 16, 2010

The Internet and Chinese Civil Society

China Rights Forum

Censorship

Translation by HRIC In August 2007, the Financial Times reported that at least five Chinese Internet entrepreneurs had introduced websites similar to Twitter. This was barely one-and-a-half years after the original Twitter was introduced on March 21, 2006. At present, if a website model has found...