9 April 2009

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Stories from 9 April 2009

Egypt: A Blogger Attacked in His House

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Written by Noha Atef · Egypt

At noon today, while Egyptian bloggers were in their jobs, or browsing the Internet, a Twitter message reached those following prominent blogger Wael Abbas, which read: My mother and I...

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Iran: A blogger freed on bail

Written by Fred Petrossian · Middle East & North Africa

According to Reporters Without Borders and Committee to Protect Bloggers, Esmail Jafari,a journalist and blogger based in the southwestern city of Bushehr was released from Bushehr prison on 18 March.Read...

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Iran: Freegate is accessible again

Written by Fred Petrossian · Iran, Middle East & North Africa

In Donableh we read that Freegate,a software utility that enables surfers from mainland China, Iran, among others, to view websites banned by their government, is once more available for Iranians.

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