Charter 08

Charter 08 was published on the internet this week to coincide with the 60th anniversary of the International Charter of Human Rights. It's an extraordinary document – it calls for an end to one party rule, free elections, an end to Communist Party influence in the military and in the courts. Some 303 Chinese intellectuals, lawyers and officials signed it at great risk to their own freedom. Many of them are now being investigated, and Liu Xiaobo, who is a veteran activist from 1989 is in police custody. You can read the Charter here

Of course I can't, because I live in Beijing, and the website is blocked.