urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:zunger Yonatan Zunger Yonatan Zunger Yonatan Zunger 2009-03-11T03:04:41Z urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:zunger:166087 zunger @ 2009-03-10T19:58:00 2009-03-11T03:04:41Z 2009-03-11T03:04:41Z From the WP: <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/03/10/AR2009031003725.html?hpid=topnews" rel="nofollow">In China, Would-Be Protesters Pay a Price</a>.<br /><br />Summary of the article: China made a lot of noise during the Olympics about how it would allow peaceful protests in three special zones. A total of 77 applications were made to protest; none were actually approved. Those who didn't withdraw their petitions quickly enough are now in jails, mental hospitals, and so on.<br /><br />An interesting, if little-known, fact is that China's laws guarantee absolute freedom of speech. However, they don't guarantee freedom <i>after</i> speech.