Ehoron.com

Ehoron.com
Type of site
An online forum for ethnic Mongolian students[1]
FoundedSeptember 2004
Dissolved26 September 2005
URLwww.ehoron.com
Current statusShut down[2]

Ehoron.com[3] ("ehoron" means "homeland" in English[4]) was an Inner Mongolia-based[5] online discussion forum for Mongolian students.[6] It was established in September 2004.[7] It allowed students to discuss many topics affecting Inner Mongolia.[8]

Shut down

Ehoron.com was shut down by the Chinese government[9] on 26 September 2005, for "allegedly hosting separatist content".[10][11]

References

  1. ↑ "China shuts down two Web sites in widening Internet crackdown, overseas monitors say". NewsOn6.com. Oct 4, 2005.
  2. ↑ "China has censored three very popular Internet sites for netizens". Voice of America. 4 October 2005. Retrieved 2005-10-04.
  3. ↑ HRIC. "China - Minority Rights Group" (PDF). Minority Rights Group International. Retrieved 2021-04-24.
  4. ↑ "Two Mongolian-language Internet Sites Shutdown in Inner Mongolia". Smhric.org. October 2, 2005.
  5. ↑ "China closes three websites". BBC News. 2005-10-04.
  6. ↑ "China shuts three sites". The Sydney Morning Herald. October 5, 2005.
  7. ↑ "Authorities Close Two Mongolian-Language Web Sites". Congressional-Executive Commission on China. October 28, 2005.
  8. ↑ International Press Institute (2005). World Press Freedom Review. International Press Institute.
  9. ↑ "Beijing lays down new laws and closes three renowned websites". AsiaNews. October 6, 2005.
  10. ↑ "Two Inner Mongolian websites closed". Reporters Without Borders. October 3, 2005. Archived from the original on April 27, 2021. Retrieved April 24, 2021.
  11. ↑ Griffin, David. "China shuts down two Web sites in widening Internet crackdown, overseas monitors say". www.newson6.com. Retrieved 2021-04-24.