2009 November

November, 2009

Monthly archive · 19 posts

Stories from November, 2009

6 November 2009

Tunisia: blogger Fatma Riahi arrested and could face criminal libel charge

update 1: November 6th, 2009 - Lawyer Ben Debba said fatma has been transferred to Bouchoucha police station and might be summoned to appear before a public prosecutor. update 2:...

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4 November 2009

Iran: More attempts to control the people

Written by Pendar · Iran

These are just some of the actions that have been taken place in order to prevent Iranian Netizens from accessing the Web during the 4th of November: According to some...

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3 November 2009

Butler University drops lawsuit against student

Written by Bhumika Ghimire · USA

Butler University has dropped lawsuit against Jess Zimmerman. The student was accused of defaming the university in his blog “TrueBU”. Indiana Daily Student says “He (Zimmerman) was critical of Butler...

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Introducing Threatened Voices

Written by Sami Ben Gharbia · Advocacy, activism

Today, Global Voices Advocacy is launching a new website called Threatened Voices to help track suppression of free speech online. It features a world map and an interactive timeline that help visualize the story of threats and arrests against bloggers worldwide, and it is a central platform to gather information from the most dedicated organisations and activists.

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1 November 2009

Thailand: Liberal Thai blocked by MICT!

Written by CJ Hinke · Thailand

Freedom Against Censorship Thailand (FACT). We have just discovered free Thai language news site Liberal Thai blocked by a transparent proxy redirecting users to Thailand's ICT ministry. Liberal Thai is...

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