In a commonwealth with smoothing iron - fisted delivery policy like China , when bloggers start calling for a full - blown democratic uprising , it ’s a passably dangerous time to be a blogger . That ’s exactly what author Ran Yunfei has chance , contain for his anti - government views .
After Middle East revolts sparked some Hey , why not here , too comment between China ’s digital dissident community , the government clamped down hard — Reuters report over 100 online critics have been arrested or report miss since Twitter and blog chatter about a “ Jasmine Revolution ” get down circulating last calendar month .
Ran ’s been detained for over a month without any reason offer — his stately arrest ( for “ inciting corruption of state power ” ) only declare now . It could be months until the full consequences of his halt are readable , and years in prison are a very real possibleness .
It ’s always been risky to stick your neck out and speak ill of China ’s rule party — butnow seems like specially awful timing . [ Reuters ]
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