Posts Tagged ‘china’

I Due Imperi – Milan Exhibition

Saturday, June 5th, 2010

There is now a beautiful exhibition running in Milan that will last until mid September The exhibition compares what are deemed to be the two most important empires in history: the Roman Empire, and that of the Chinese Qin and Han Dinasties that led to the creation of China. Over 300 masterpieces illustrate the birth and development of the two empires, highlighting everyday life, social communications, religion and economy
Few pictures are here

Google to press Esc from China

Wednesday, January 13th, 2010

Google Inc. posted a stunning blog on Tuesday, announcing cyber attacks and censorship were forcing the Internet giant to consider shutting down its website and offices in China.
Thousands of blogspots, search results and websites, including Google’s video-sharing site YouTube, remain inaccessible in China as the communist leadership tries to prevent social discontent against its rule from spreading through online data and opinions.
Facebook and Twitter are still blocked since ethnic riots erupted in northwest Xinjiang last July.

When Google launched in China in 2006, the company agreed to limit content under Chinese censorship rules, but could not effectively compete with China’s top search engine Baidu that will gain most from its exit.

Akmal Shaikh

Monday, December 28th, 2009

Britain has urged China to “do the right thing” in a last-minute appeal to halt the execution of  Akmal Shaikh, a British national on death row for drug smuggling. Foreign Office minister Ivan Lewis on Monday called on China to show clemency for Akmal Shaikh, who faces the death penalty on Tuesday, saying it was “not appropriate” to execute someone with a mental illness.

I was at the Reprieve conference few months ago, “Reprieve assists prisoners facing the death penalty, and prisoners held beyond the rule of law in the ‘war on terror,’ whether in Guantánamo Bay or rendered to secret prisons elsewhere. Reprieve also supports full time frontline Reprieve Fellows, who work as lawyers, investigators and advocates in different jurisdictions. Reprieve works with partners all over the world, including prisoners’ families, NGOs, government officials, individual lawyers and human rights defenders.”

Reprive Website

UPDATE
British citizen Akmal Shaikh has been put to death in China at 10:30 local time, for drug smuggling, despite last-minute please for clemency from his family and the government. His execution has been strongly criticised by those who campaigned to save him.

I am afraid no matter what but I am unable to agree with state sanctioned murder.