Friday, March 21, 2008

China Blacks Out Tibet News

Since riots broke out in Tibet last week, authorities have imposed martial law and tried to control the flow of information into and out of the region. The government has banned journalists and tourists from entering Tibet. And officials have imposed strict controls over the Internet in an effort to spin what happened in Tibet and neighboring provinces to conform with Beijing's version of events. That's resulted in some typical blackouts.

[typical blackouts. We'll be hearing for the UN's Human Rights Council any day now...]

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