She learned during police investigations that her husband had posted more than 700 articles on an overseas platform - just as Program Think did. Speaking with CNN, Bei revealed that she had no idea that her husband used to write a blog against the Chinese government. She searched for media reports about Chinese bloggers who went missing until she came across a blog with a picture of Rodin's sculpture "The Thinker" as its avatar. But the Shanghai High People's Court turned them away, claiming Ruan had asked for legal assistance and the state had already appointed him two lawyers.ĭetermined to find out what authorities had withheld from her, Bei learned how to use a VPN, or virtual private network, to bypass China's strict internet restrictions. Last month, Ruan's wife, surnamed Bei appointed two of China's most prominent human rights lawyers, Mo Shaoping and Shang Baojun, as Ruan's defence attorneys for his appeal, CNN reported. The court tried to hide the verdict from the public eye and asked Ruan's wife to sign the document, which she refused. It added that the articles, published on overseas platforms, attracted "a large number of internet users to read, comment and share, causing pernicious consequences."īut the court documents did not mention the name of Ruan's blog, or provide details on the content it deemed subversive. "Since June 2009, (Ruan) has used his computer to write more than a hundred seditious articles that spread rumours and slander, attack and smear the country's current political system, incite subversion of state power, and intent to overthrow the socialist system," the court said in its verdict. In the verdict, the court ruled that Ruan had "long harboured dissatisfaction" with China's political system and social governance, reported CNN. 2 Intermediate Court on February 10, this year, sentenced blogger Ruan Xiaohuan against China's strict internet restriction. Many feared the blogger had been struck by an accident or illness, or tracked down and detained by authorities.Īnd their fear turned into reality when Shanghai No. The author had promised followers never to stay inactive for more than 14 days. Its Twitter and GitHub account went dormant. China's freewheeling blog, Program Think suddenly went silent in 2021. Image Credit: ANIĪn influential Chinese blogger, who used to give tips on how to safely circumvent China's Great Firewall of internet censorship and resist the increasingly totalitarian rule of the Chinese Communist Party on his blog, suddenly disappeared from the internet, CNN reported. We will continue updating this story as more details become available.ANI | Updated: 30-03-2023 19:16 IST | Created: 30-03-2023 19:16 IST Representative Image. Tavizon told News Center 7 he is thankful that the two women were found safe and they’ll be reunited with their family soon. So you just don’t expect to contact anybody.” ![]() “When you go out there, to go fishing or recreational type stuff, you’re off the grid. “It’s probably a good 28 miles in- you have zero cell phone service,” he said. Truth or Consequences Chief of Police Luis Tavizon told News Center 7 the two women were found by deputies in Catron County, New Mexico “alive and well.”Īccording to Tavizon, Bodine and Shoe were found in their car after it got stuck in mud near Snow Lake, which is located inside of Gila National Forest. but they never did.īrookville police said in a news release that the two two women were found at 1 p.m. and were supposed to board their flight and arrive in Cincinnati around 6 p.m. The two women checked out of their hotel Tuesday before 11 a.m. ![]() > Previous Coverage: ‘I just want my mom home ’ Loved ones want answers after 2 area women go missing in New Mexico Robyn Bodine and Tracie Shoe went on a trip to Truth or Consequences, New Mexico, about two hours south of Albuquerque, to stay at the Riverbend Hot Springs. Two Brookville women who were reported missing during a trip to New Mexico were found alive Thursday afternoon, authorities confirmed.
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