Guo Baofeng

Guo Baofeng (simplified Chinese: 郭宝峰; traditional Chinese: 郭寶峰; pinyin: Guō Bǎofēng) is a Chinese blogger from the city of Mawei, Fujian, China. Around July 16, 2009, after posting information about an alleged rape and murder by local officials of a young woman, he was arrested.^[1] He managed to Tweet a plea for help before his phone was confiscated, which led to a viral spread of information about his arrest and the case he was investigating.^[1] All relevant information became quickly subject to censorship in China, but were disseminated on the international Internet.^[1] Local Chinese activists organized a postcard campaign, and gather funds for his defense.^[1] Eventually after 16 days Guo and two other bloggers arrested in the same investigation were released.^[1] Guo credited his release to the widespread online interest and activism related to his case.^[1]