28 May 2008
Tibetan writer’s site hacked
(Phayul; RSF) The Tibetan writer and blogger, Tsering Woeser, has been the target of threats and hacker attacks because of her articles about the situation in Tibet. Her blog and Skype (Internet telephone) account were hacked on 27 May. "My password was changed and I can no longer connect to my account", she told Reporters Without Borders (Reporters Sans Frontieres - RSF), referring to her Skype account. "As far as I can tell, the hacker is already in communication with some of my contacts, which puts them in a situation as dangerous as mine". Woeser, whose books have been banned and who lives in Beijing, has been placed under house arrest and has been prevented from travelling abroad. The authorities have also pressured her husband, essayist Wang Lixiong. Because readers in China have no access to her books, Woeser has made extensive use of the Internet to disseminate her writings.