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Hacker posts Chinese flag on film fest website

A hacker attacked the website of the Melbourne International Film Festival on Saturday to protest the premiere of a documentary about an exiled Uighur activist Beijing blames for ethnic riots in China. ...full story at cbcnews

from cbcnews on Sun, Jul 26 2009

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28 Jul 09 visit Kadeer film prompts hacker attack on website  »  People's Daily The website of the Melbourne International Film Festival is back to normal after hackers posted a Chinese national flag on the site in protest against the planned appearance of Rebiya Kadeer. The attack came after four films produced by the Chinese...
22 Sep 09 visit Hacker attacks film fest site  »  People's Daily A well-known Chinese hacker has struck again, hitting a film festival showing a documentary about Uygur separatist Rebiya Kadeer. Around 3 pm yesterday, Taiwan's Kaohsiung Film Festival webpage was replaced with an image of the People's Liberation Army...
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03 Aug 09 visit 7 Chinese films withdrawn from Melbourne film festival to protest separatist's visit  »  People's Daily Seven Chinese films have been withdrawn from the 58th Melbourne International Film Festival to protest a proposed visit of a Uygur separatist and the screening of a documentary about her, the festival's spokeswoman Asha Holmes told Xinhua Sunday. ...
23 Jul 09 visit Chinese films quit Melbourne festival over Kadeer film  »  People's Daily Three Chinese films have been withdrawn from this year's Melbourne International Film Festival in protest of the inclusion of a documentary about Rebiya Kadeer -- the leader of the World Uygur Congress. The films -- "Perfect Life," "Petition" and "Cry...

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