Guo Baofeng
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Guo Baofeng (simplified Chinese: 郭宝峰; traditional Chinese: 郭寶峰; pinyin: Guō Bǎofēng) is a Chinese blogger from the city of Mawei, Fujian, China. Around July 16, 2009, after posting information about an alleged rape and murder by local officials of a young woman, he was arrested.[1] He managed to Tweet a plea for help before his phone was confiscated, which led to a viral spread of information about his arrest and the case he was investigating.[1] All relevant information became quickly subject to censorship in China, but were disseminated on the international Internet.[1] Local Chinese activists organized a postcard campaign, and gather funds for his defense.[1] Eventually after 16 days Guo and two other bloggers arrested in the same investigation were released.[1] Guo credited his release to the widespread online interest and activism related to his case.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e f Rebecca MacKinnon (31 January 2012). Consent of the Networked: The Worldwide Struggle For Internet Freedom. Basic Books. pp. 40–41. ISBN 978-0-465-02442-1. Retrieved 15 March 2012.
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