Great Regulars: It called on the Chinese government to loosen

controls requiring real-name identification of Web users, and to end a sophisticated system of online filters.

"We believe it is a citizen's responsibility to be concerned about public affairs, and a netizen's responsibility to care about freedom of speech on the Internet," said the declaration, published on a blog devoted to China's Internet controls, collectively known as the "Great Firewall."

Shortly after the declaration, which called for "Internet Human Rights Day" to be celebrated annually on Oct. 10, a 30-page report was published on a civil-rights Web site detailing a series of recent checks and controls on anyone trying to "scale the Wall."

from Luisetta Mudie: Radio Free Asia: Calls Grow for Web Freedoms

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