The world of blogging continues to grow - for better and worse! It has almost become a way of life for both bloggers and those accessing the millions of sites available "covering" every conceivable subject.
But there are areas of the world where governments fear the freedom blogging unleashes. The ability to criticise and tell the world what is going on in the country, has seen certain regimes around the world - Cuba, Iran, Egypt and China to name a few - crack down on bloggers in severe ways.
Enter Zeng Jinyan. Who? Arianna Huffington in her The Huffington Post dubs the quite remarkable young woman "Tiananmen 2.0" - as you can read here:
"Zeng Jinyan is the online progeny of Wang Wei Lin, the protester who blocked a column of advancing tanks during the Tiananmen Uprising in 1989. When Zeng's husband, AIDS and environmental activist Hu Jia, was taken into custody and detained by the Chinese government without any legal proceedings last year, Zeng, who is now 22, started a blog detailing her experiences and the oppressive activities of the country's secret police. Since then, her blog has been blocked in China, and she and her husband have been harassed, intimidated, and subjected to round-the-clock surveillance. But she has steadfastly continued to blog, attracting an international audience with her sardonic style -- and especially her courage ("These people are like flies after a piece of meat," she wrote of the "goons" who are constantly watching her.)
She is Tiananmen 2.0."
But there are areas of the world where governments fear the freedom blogging unleashes. The ability to criticise and tell the world what is going on in the country, has seen certain regimes around the world - Cuba, Iran, Egypt and China to name a few - crack down on bloggers in severe ways.
Enter Zeng Jinyan. Who? Arianna Huffington in her The Huffington Post dubs the quite remarkable young woman "Tiananmen 2.0" - as you can read here:
"Zeng Jinyan is the online progeny of Wang Wei Lin, the protester who blocked a column of advancing tanks during the Tiananmen Uprising in 1989. When Zeng's husband, AIDS and environmental activist Hu Jia, was taken into custody and detained by the Chinese government without any legal proceedings last year, Zeng, who is now 22, started a blog detailing her experiences and the oppressive activities of the country's secret police. Since then, her blog has been blocked in China, and she and her husband have been harassed, intimidated, and subjected to round-the-clock surveillance. But she has steadfastly continued to blog, attracting an international audience with her sardonic style -- and especially her courage ("These people are like flies after a piece of meat," she wrote of the "goons" who are constantly watching her.)
She is Tiananmen 2.0."
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