2009 October

October, 2009

Monthly archive · 19 posts

Stories from October, 2009

9 October 2009

China: Internet human rights declaration

Written by Oiwan Lam · China

2009 is a political sensitive year in China. Apart from the 60th anniversary of PRC, it is also the 20th anniversary of Tienanmen Massacre and the 50th anniversary of Dalai...

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7 October 2009

Anonymous Blogging with WordPress and Tor guide in Italian

Written by Sami Ben Gharbia · Advocacy, activism

The Anonymous Blogging with Wordpress and Tor guide is now available in Italian thanks to this translation by Jan Reister from Nazione Indiana blog. The guide outlines several methods of protecting one’s identity in order to avoid retaliation and can considerably reduce the risks that a blogger’s identity will be linked to his or her online writings through technical means

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5 October 2009

Turkey: Violating online free speech

Written by Bhumika Ghimire · Turkey

Turkey, a modern democracy which takes pride in staying secular despite intense pressure from Islamic fundamentalists, unfortunately is actively engaged in curtailing online free speech. Since September 18,2009 MySpace, a...

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3 October 2009

Iran: new and innovative ways to get heard loudly

Written by Pendar · Iran, Middle East & North Africa

Let's see how people in Iran are using media to make their voices heard when all media outlets have been subjected to government pressure and censorship. After the suppositious election...

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Pakistan: Army Human Rights Video being censored

Written by Awab Alvi · Pakistan, Middle East & North Africa

A certain video showing images of Pakistan Army's military brutality during its offensive in Swat has surfaced across the web. BBC: The video shows of an officer in Pakistani army...

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