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


Alfarhan’s blog blocked

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?”


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6 Responses

  1. John Kennedy

    Where does the “this should not be blocked” link lead to?

  2. Sami Ben Gharbia
  3. Nart

    I just put in an unblock request.

  4. Ahmed

    It’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.

  5. Indianapolis

    True friends are those who really know you but love you anyway.

  6. Jacksonville

    Keep 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.

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