'Reactionary' Ringtones Spark Arrests In Tibet

Police in Tibet have swept markets in recent months looking for banned music. Chinese state media report that police have arrested several suspects for allegedly downloading to their cell phones music that the government considers "reactionary." npr reports.

Woeser, who goes by only one name like many Tibetans, is one of Tibet's most outspoken authors. Recently, the Beijing-based writer has been blogging about the hidden world of reactionary ringtones, subversive songs and dissident downloads.

... But even before digitized music and cell phones arrived in the Himalayan highlands, there was already a tradition of protest music.

emily | 7:53 AM | Political Ringtones |
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