Friday, February 15, 2008

Commuting Bliss...take 378

I rode into work today

It was beautiful out

I was listing to The National

I was happy

I am no joke out of shape

I ready for that to change

I had a talk with my body

My head is into it

My legs might need need some convincing, but I think they are down

My lungs are another story

Friday, February 08, 2008

Do you think they celebrated Chinese New Year?

This is important....take some time...watch all seven parts. Where is the outrage? Where is the political discussion on a national level? Why isn't this an important issues in the current presidential campaign? As a "beacon of freedom" are we going to accept the lack of basic political freedoms in China because of there economic power? I hope not.




Prisoners in Freedom City, a documentary by Hu Jia and Zeng Jinyan, uploaded to YouTube without their permission.

02/08: Amnesty International is gravely concerned that the Chinese authorities are putting pressure on human rights activist Hu Jia to plead guilty to crimes against national security.

This comes on the day of the six-month countdown to the Beijing Olympics on 8 August 2008 and is the latest attempt by the authorities to silence domestic activists' public criticism of China's human rights record. http://www.amnesty.org.uk/news_detail...

02/06: Chinese New Year begins tomorrow. Zeng Jinyan and her nearly 3-month-old baby remain trapped at home with all communication to the outside world cut off.

It is unknown whether they have anything to eat. It is known that Hu Jia is being denied both access to a lawyer and medication for his life-threatening liver condition. Bloggers and petitioners have tried as recently as this week to bring food to Zeng's door but were not only denied entry, the food and supplies were not delivered, according to the state agents themselves. Last month one blogger sent Zeng a parcel of milk formula, but it was intercepted by police.

Journalist Ching Cheong has been released two years early on a five-year sentence for "spying"; great news in itself, now how about reversing the politicized charges against Hu Jia and numerous others. Like writer Lu Gengsong, himself just yesterday sentenced to four years in prison for state subversion.

Zeng's home address is #542, unit 5, tower 76, BOBO Freedom City, Tongzhou district, Beijing. BOBO Freedom City can be reached by taking buses #928 and 846, and there is also a direct bus from Guomao. Spread the word. Bring her baby formula at your own risk.

曾金燕的地址:北京通州区东果园BOBO自由城76号楼5单元542号。 322、342、728、938支4区间、928、846多路公交可达,国贸有班车。

Download the documentary yourself here:
http://tinyurl.com/3cqlt8
http://www.veoh.com/videos/v3328217m2...

Send the link to the uncensored version of this documentary to your Chinese friends: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l2zvJI...

Or download it on eMule:
1/3 http://tinyurl.com/yrfunj
2/3 http://tinyurl.com/25n489
3/3 http://tinyurl.com/yqp7cc (less)