News You Can't Use

Kerry Howley | November 4, 2005

If you're running a Web site in a country known for its draconian censorship laws and brutal human rights violations, staying under the bureaucratic radar is somewhat important. Which is why it's not particularly helpful when Reporters Without Borders hypes the threat of "cyber-dissidents." Or when a European radio station names you a free speech pioneer, tips off the authorities, and gets you busted:

Chinese authorities have blocked a pro-democracy Web log after it was nominated for a freedom of expression award by a German radio station, a press freedom group said Thursday.