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Online in China

China has more Internet users that any other country on earth, but it also has one of the most advanced systems of Internet censorship. Check out this new documentary, Cyber Warriors, which explores issues ranging the workings of the Great Firewall to the recent anti-Western Internet rage.

Protestors risking all in China

Dissent is a dangerous endeavour in China. Challenging the party line takes nerve and the courage to risk intimidation, assault and jail.

Activist in hiding after escaping police

Christian activist Hua Huiqi has gone into hiding after escaping from the police officers who abducted him. He was grabbed by police early on Sunday, as he cycled to a church service which was being attended by the US President.

China in the headlines – 12 August 2008

In the latest wrap-up from news outlets and bloggers across the globe:

• Beijing taxi drivers have been ordered to report passengers who ask to be taken to the city's designated Olympic protest areas.

• During the Olympics censors have unblocked some previously banned websites, but how long will it last?

• A Christian activist, who was heading to a church service attended by US President George Bush, hasn't been seen since being detained by police on Sunday.

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Fears for missing rights activist

Human rights campaigner Zeng Jinyan has disappeared. It's feared the 24-year-old – who is married to jailed activist Hu Jia – may have been taken away by police to stop her talking to journalists during the Olympics, reports AP.

Tiananmen Square: pride and shame

Beijing's famous Tiananmen Square has been a focal point in the run-up to the Olympics – it's a source of pride for the Chinese people, but for some it's also a source of shame, reports Al Jazeera.

China in the headlines – 11 August 2008

In the latest wrap-up from news outlets and bloggers across the globe:

• Chinese Olympic officials say the contentious blocking of some Internet sites was done to protect young Chinese.

• A call for authorities to stop snooping on and shadowing journalists who are on assignment in China covering the Olympics.

• A wrap-up of the human rights related arrests, detentions and incidents of surveillance in China since the start of the year.

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Games can be a force for good, says ex-Olympian

A former US Olympian and co-founder of Team Darfur, Joey Cheek talks about what the Olympics mean to him and about China's last minute decision to revoke his visa.

China’s human rights record: an analysis

A rundown on China's human rights record, from Al Jazeera English and posted on YouTube.

Human rights in China take centre stage

Foreign human rights activists – from students to athletes to spectators - are upping the pressure on China with protests and demonstrations in Beijing and beyond.

China in the headlines – 8 August 2008

In the latest wrap-up from news outlets and bloggers across the globe:

• When did the question of free speech and the Beijing Olympics became all about the foreign media? What about the hundreds of thousands of Chinese journalists?

• Chinese lawyers who defend human rights activists are subject to intimidation and surveillance, and it's getting worse.

• And there's been protests around the world on the eve of the opening of the Beijing Games.

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Leaders speaking up on human rights

With just one day to go to the opening of the 2008 Olympics, world leaders are taking the opportunity to speak up about China's human rights record.

China in the headlines – 7 August 2008

In the latest wrap-up from news outlets and bloggers across the globe:

• In a dramatic day of protests Tibet, religious freedom and other activists used Beijing as their stage yesterday.

• A US gold-medal-winning Olympian, who has criticised China's links with Sudan, says he can't attend the Beijing Games because his visa for China has been revoked.

• A former Sudanese child prisoner will lead the US Olympic team at the opening ceremony tomorrow.

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Tibet flag raised near Bird’s Nest

Foreign protestors raised Free Tibet flags near the Bird's Nest in Beijing early this morning - they have been detained and their whereabouts are currently unknown.

The BBC on all things China

Have the Olympics opened up China? How have the Games affected personal freedoms? How is China's leadership changing? The BBC takes a closer look.

Weekly report: Engaging, not hectoring, China

The future of human rights in China after the Games will require constant negotiation and patience, writes Antony Loewenstein

China in the headlines – 6 August 2008

In the latest wrap-up from news outlets and bloggers across the globe:

• Was it the right decision to grant China the right to host the Olympic Games?

• Seven Chinese political and military leaders have been indicted by a Spanish court investigating possible crimes against humanity in Tibet.

• Two Japanese journalists, covering the alleged terrorist attack in the Xinjiang region, are beaten by police.

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Internet companies’  voluntary code of conduct

Microsoft, Google and Yahoo! are close to finalising a voluntary code of conduct for operating in China and other repressive countries.

Ye Guozhu - Detained for the ‘good of his family’

Ye Guozhu is one of many Beijing residents evicted from his home to make way for the Olympics. He lodged a form to protest this decision and was sentenced to 4 years in prison. Mr Ye was due to be released 2 weeks ago on 26 July, instead authorities have announced he will spend the Olympics in jail.

George Bush meets activists, upsets China

Five Chinese human rights leaders have met with US President George W. Bush ahead of his trip to China for the opening of the Olympic Games.