The blog of the detained Saudi blogger Fouad Alfarhan has been blocked today in Saudi Arabia, along with Freefouad website dedicated to Alfarhan's case and the pro-reformist blog Freedoms. Users trying to access these blogs from Saudi Arabia were met with a notice saying “Blocked URL. Dear User, Sorry, the requested page is unavailable. If you believe the requested page should not be blocked please click here. For more information about internet service in Saudi Arabia, please click here: www.internet.gov.sa“
115 days after his arrest, on 10 December 2007, Fouad Alfarhan remains jailed for unspecified “violation of non-security regulations.” On March 11th, 2008, his nine-year old daughter, Raghad, has released a YouTube video message for her father saying: “Daddy I miss you. When are you coming back home?”
Where does the “this should not be blocked” link lead to?
posted on April 3rd, 2008 at 10:32 pm - #9049here:
posted on April 3rd, 2008 at 10:40 pm - #9051http://www.internet.gov.sa/resources/block-unblock-request/view?set_language=en
I just put in an unblock request.
posted on April 6th, 2008 at 5:43 pm - #9083It’s all about censorship. Censorship is still a very big point of debate all over Arabia. It definitely needs an open discussion between authorities and internet users. Unfortunately, till the minute, Censorship is only used as tool in the government hands.
posted on April 7th, 2008 at 2:08 pm - #9091True friends are those who really know you but love you anyway.
posted on May 24th, 2008 at 6:44 am - #9780Keep on going and the chances are you will stumble on something, perhaps when you are least expecting it. I have never heard of anyone stumbling on something sitting down.
posted on May 25th, 2008 at 12:14 am - #9786If you believe the requested page should not be blocked please click here.
posted on March 20th, 2009 at 6:56 pm - #15196