Daobin Du

Du Daobin is one of the earliest online dissident writers in China.

Biography

The Chinese authorities arrested him in 2003 for writing articles online advocating democracy and respect for human rights.^[1] He was sentenced the following year to three years in prison, suspended for four years.^[1] In 2008 Du was ordered to serve the rest of his sentence in prison possibly due to the world attention the 2008 Summer Olympics would bring to China.^[1] Du was released from prison in 2010.^[2]

Du v. Cisco

In June 2011, Du Daobin, along with Zhou Yuanzhi and Liu Xianbin, filed suit in the United States District Court for the District of Maryland against Cisco Systems and a number of Cisco executives with allegations of "their knowing and willful aiding and abetting of the Chinese Communist Party's harassment, arrest, and torture of Chinese political activists" .^[3] Cisco responded to the lawsuit in a blog post June 6, 2011.^[4] On August 3, 2011 Di was detained by Chinese police and interrogated by senior officials from China's Ministry of Public Security. Du's interrogators first warned him about his Internet activity and then demanded information about his role in "Du v. Cisco", including the names of his American and Chinese contacts.^[5]

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} Mudie, Luisetta. "Dissident Jailed Ahead of Olympics". Radio Free Asia. Radio Free Asia. http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/dissidents-07212008155513.html. Retrieved 07/21/2008. 
2. ^ Asher, Moses (16 August 2011). "Cisco Sued By Chinese Political Prisoners Over 'Golden Shield'". smh.com.au. http://www.smh.com.au/technology/technology-news/fighting-chinas-golden-shield-cisco-sued-over-jailing-and-torture-of--dissidents-20110816-1ivkv.html. Retrieved 19 August 2011. 
3. ^ Tennant, Don. "Second Lawsuit Accuses Cisco of Enabling China to Oppress Citizens". www.itbusinessedge.com. www.itbusinessedge.com. http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/tennant/second-lawsuit-accuses-cisco-of-enabling-china-to-oppress-citizens/?cs=47334. Retrieved June 9, 2011. 
4. ^ Chandler, Mark. "Cisco Supports Freedom of Expression, an Open Internet and Human Rights". Cisco. Cisco. http://blogs.cisco.com/news/cisco-supports-freedom-of-expression-an-open-internet-and-human-rights/. Retrieved June 6, 2011. 
5. ^ Ward, Dan. "Du Daobin interrogated by Ministry of Public Security". Laogai Research Foundation. Laogai Research Foundation. http://www.laogai.org/press_releases/du-daobin-v-cisco-%E2%80%94-du-daobin-interrogated-ministry-public%C2%A0security. Retrieved 8/3/2011. 

External links

• Who is Du Daobin?
• Legal Complaint, Du Daobin et al v Cisco, from the Electronic Frontier Foundation

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Name	Daobin, Du
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Short description	Chinese dissident
Date of birth	1964
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