Just a quick note to mention that yesterday, Amnesty International Australia’s Uncensor (link no longer active) site was launched. This is the project I’ve been involved in, though the work I’m doing isn’t on the site yet.
The site is part of Amnesty’s campaign in the lead up to the Olympics being held in August in China, focusing on internet censorship and repression. I’ve been following the blog for a couple of days now and the writing there is excellent – really informative.
The “Search for Freedom” function (in the right sidebar) shows first hand China’s censorship regime at work, and clearly highlights how Google is participating in the “Golden Shield” system.
You may have heard about the Fuwa, the Chinese Olympics mascot. Well it seems that they left someone out – meet Nu Wa (link no longer active) the Uncensor mascot. Nu Wa (who’s name means “outraged, angry young boy”, wants to set the record straight by speaking about the human rights abuses suffered by people in China.
I really dig the site, as does Priscilla. Well worth checking out…