2009 December

15 December 2009

2009 a bad year for bloggers and freelance journalists

Written by Bhumika Ghimire · China, Vietnam

Freelance journalists and bloggers did not have a good year in 2009. According to Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) ” At least 60 freelance journalists are behind bars worldwide, nearly...

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14 December 2009

Interview with Jacob Appelbaum from Tor

Written by David Sasaki · 2nd Arab Bloggers Meeting

Jacob Appelbaum is a computer security consultant and developer and advocate for the Tor Project, a tool and privacy network which protects internet users’ privacy and security. At the Arab...

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Tunisia: Student Mohamed Soudani Jailed for Media Interview

Written by Lina Ben Mhenni · Tunisia

Tunisian student Mohamed Soudani, 24, disappeared on October 22, 2009, in Tunisia after giving interviews to Radio Monte Carlo International and Radio France International. Soudani was missing for 18 days...

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11 December 2009

Moroccan Blogger Bashir Hazem Arrested

Written by Jillian York · Morocco, Middle East & North Africa

Moroccan blogger Bashir Hazem was arrested on December 8, 2009 following a protest in Tarjijt, during which students clashed with security forces, after posting a press release about the clash on his blog. He has been interrogated about his blogging, specifically his most recent post, which contained the signatures of a committee of arrested students. He faces trial on December 14, 2009.

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9 December 2009

Jacob Appelbaum Presents Tor at Arab Bloggers Workshop 2009

Written by Jillian York · Middle East & North Africa

The second annual Arab Bloggers Workshop is currently taking place in Beirut, Lebanon (see other blog posts here); the Workshop consists of various presentations and smaller workshops on topics ranging from "Arab techies" to online campaigns to anonymity and circumvention technologies. Today, Jacob Appelbaum (@ioerror on Twitter)

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Interview with Eman AbdElRahman

Written by Eduardo Avila · 2nd Arab Bloggers Meeting

Eman AbdElRahman or “Lasto Adri” covers Egypt for Global Voices Online and is very active in the project Kolena Laila (in English here). The project devotes an annual day to...

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7 December 2009

China: English news translation platform shut down

Written by Oiwan Lam · China

A popular translation website Yeeyan.com was shut down by Chinese authority last week. The website had been online for two and a half year. It translated news content from English...

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