- FRANCE 24

09/02/2012 - CHINA

The war on microblogs

The Chinese government is cracking down on the country's most popular microblogs in an effort to prevent any Facebook or Twitter-inspired revolution spreading to China. As of mid-March, users of Weibo, the Chinese equivalent of Twitter, will be forced to register their microblogs under their real name. But with 250 million Chinese people logged on, it's unlikely the government can clamp down completely.

07/02/2012 - WEBNEWS

South Korean man faces 7 years in prison for tweeting

A South Korean man faces seven years in prison for tweeting. Airlines are using viral videos to market themselves at little or no cost. And an animated video tracing the history of aviation.

30/01/2012 - WEBNEWS

Twitter accused of selective censorship

Twitter users accuse the micro blogging site of giving in to censorship. Fast food chain McDonald’s incurs the wrath of web users with its latest social media campaign. And it will soon be possible to download 3 dimensional objects…

20/01/2012 - THE WORLD THIS WEEK

The World this Week - January 20th, 2012 (Part 2)

From a cruise ship captain told to "get back on the boat" to a rudderless Europe faced with fresh debt woes, François Picard’s panel looks back at a week where politicians played catch up with markets, rating agencies, and music and movie habits on the web.

20/01/2012 - THE WORLD THIS WEEK

The World this Week - January 20th, 2012

From a cruise ship captain told to "get back on the boat" to a rudderless Europe faced with fresh debt woes, François Picard’s panel looks at a week where politicians played catch up with markets, rating agencies, and music and movie habits on the web.

09/01/2012 - WEBNEWS

Belarusian government tightens its control over Internet

The Belarusian government tightens its control over the Internet; reactions online. Mexican artists unite against violence. And a video showing citizen journalists how to film a revolution…

02/12/2011 - CHINA

A wave of support for Ai Weiwei

Artist and dissident Ai Weiwei is in hot water with Chinese authorities again. Having just appealed against a fine of 2.4 million dollars for tax evasion, he is now facing charges of pornography for a picture published two years ago. Ai is an outspoken critic of what many see as a general crackdown on dissent by Beijing in response to the Arab Spring. Our reporters Joris Zylberman and Henry Morton went to find out more.

24/11/2011 - IN THE WORLD PAPERS

'Every time the army fires a shot, the people become more determined'

Police violence in Egypt is the focus of today's press review - alongside what a national unity government might actually mean. We also look at Yemen and Bahrain, and why South African newspapers are up in arms over a censorship law.

16/11/2011 - ADVERTISING

Benetton pulls photo of pope kissing imam from campaign

Italian clothing giant Benetton decided Wednesday to remove a photo montage of the pope kissing a leading imam from a new ad campaign after it was condemned by the Vatican as an “absolutely unacceptable use of the image of the Holy Father”.

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07/11/2011 - CHINA - CULTURE

Thousands contribute to Ai Weiwei's huge tax bill

Thousands of people have donated 5.29 million yuan ($830,000) to cover Chinese artist Ai Weiwei's tax fine. The politically outspoken Ai was taken into secret police custody for 81 days and has since been ordered to pay a 15 million yuan tax bill.

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