Zhou Shuguang

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Zhou Shuguang (Chinese: 周曙光; pinyin: Zhōu Shǔguāng; * 1981 ), also known as Zuola , is a Chinese blogger and citizen journalist . He became known for traveling around China documenting injustices inflicted on citizens.

Personal

Zhou was born near Shaoshan in Hunan Province . Since 2004 he has been writing a blog in which he documents sensitive topics such as freedom of speech, Tibet, the nail house or state censorship of the media. His blog has generated a lot of interest in China, which is why the authorities have tried to block the blog on various occasions. That's why Zhou runs his blog on servers in the USA to bypass the blockages. He supports reforms in China and travels across the country documenting unjust cases. During a stay in Hong Kong, he described society as "harmonious".

Zhou is described as an important blogger in foreign media and was invited to the award ceremony of Deutsche Welle's citizen journalist award , which took place on November 27, 2008. However, Chinese authorities did not allow him to attend. They justified this with a "possible danger to national security".

He was granted citizenship of the Republic of China in June 2018 .

activities

Tibetan Riots 2008

During the 2008 Tibetan Riots, Zhou translated foreign newspaper articles that were not mentioned in the state media and published them with pictures on his website.

Weng'an uprising in 2008

During the Weng'an Uprising in 2008 , Zhou traveled to Weng'an , where he posted interviews with the girl's parents and pictures on his website showing the aftermath of the uprising. His and other bloggers' work resulted in four Communist Party members and local government and security officials being fired for abuse of power.

Arrested in 2008

On August 14th, 2008, Zhou was arrested at his home. While he was being forced out of the house and into a vehicle, he was able to post his arrest on Twitter. He was then taken back to his hometown of Meitanba and held for an hour. After his release, his computer was returned to him, but he was not allowed to leave the city.

Case of Yang Jia

Zhou was skeptical about the impartiality of the court in Yang Jia's case and signed an online petition with others asking experts to investigate the causes of Yang Jia's killing spree.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ China Blacks Out Tibet News. In: BusinessWeek , March 17, 2008, accessed May 1, 2017.
  2. ↑ July 1 Rally: A citizen reporter from China In: Reading China , July 9, 2007, accessed May 1, 2017.
  3. ↑ Chinese Blogger Stopped from Attending DW Blog Awards In: Deutsche Welle , November 25, 2008, accessed on May 1, 2017.
  4. ↑ 陸 首 名 公民 記者 「人 肉 翻牆」 六四 這 天 入籍 中華民國 .
  5. ↑ Chinese Bloggers Score a Victory Against the Government In: The Wall Street Journal , July 7, 2008, accessed May 1, 2017.
  6. ↑ China: Citizen reporter Zuola carted off In: Global Voices , August 14, 2008, accessed May 1, 2017.
  7. ↑ Chinese court approves cop killer's death sentence In: Associated Press , November 25, 2008, accessed May 1, 2017.
personal data
SURNAME Zhou, Shuguang
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Zuola
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Sino-Taiwanese blogger and citizen journalist
DATE OF BIRTH 1981
PLACE OF BIRTH Shaoshan , People's Republic of China