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Ehoron.com

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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

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

References

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  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.