4/15/06

Free Hao Wu

Free Hao Wu

It was a surreal experience. One day Hao Wu was introduced on the Global Voices Regional Editors' listserve as the new Northeast Asia Regional Editor, the next (okay maybe a week later) he had... disappeared. News came back that he had been detained by Chinese authorities and he remains so.

Global Voices started a campaign to "Free Hao Wu" which includes a blog featuring translated posts by his sister Nina who is doing her best to get him released, a letter writing campaign and a petition drive that await your support.

As mundane as my own blogging experience can be, blogging is a dangerous activity in some parts of the world. Hao, my thoughts are with you and with all of the support that is being drummed up by Rebecca and Ethan [co-founders of GV], the GV RegEds and the GV community, I look forward to reading your posts on the GV RegEd list very soon...



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5 comments:

Frank Partisan said...

I have the icon on my blog, and I signed the petition.

Alice B. said...

You certainly beat me to it... :-)

Frank Partisan said...

Happy Easter/Passover

Frank Partisan said...

It just hit me what kiskeyAcity means. I'm shocked.

Alice B. said...

what do you think it means and why are you shocked? (thanks for the holiday greetings btw.)