China continues to crack down on online rumors, as 110 people were detained in the northwest China province of Xinjiang. Those arrested are accused of creating and spreading rumors, instigating violence and disseminating religious extremism. Xinjiang, which until the 1940s was not part of China, is notoriously turbulent. There were protests leading up to the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, and more protests in 2009, and more protests in 2011, and … you get the idea. Twenty-four people were killed there in a June terrorist attack.
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110 Arrested in China for Online Rumors
Posted by: David Vranicar October 9, 2013 04:02 PMChina continues to crack down on online rumors, as 110 people were detained in the northwest China province of Xinjiang. Those arrested are accused of creating and spreading rumors, instigating violence and disseminating religious extremism. Xinjiang, which until the 1940s was not part of China, is notoriously turbulent. There were protests leading up to the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, and more protests in 2009, and more protests in 2011, and … you get the idea. Twenty-four people were killed there in a June terrorist attack.