2010 January

January, 2010

Monthly archive · 21 posts

Stories from January, 2010

24 January 2010

Google for good…or just for money?

Google’s recent opposition to Internet censorship in China went wildly underreported in Thailand. Yet this move to seize the moral high ground has vast implications to Thailand and every other...

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23 January 2010

Egypt: blogger Wael Abbas sentenced to jail. Another still in prison despite judicial release order

Written by Noha Atef · Egypt

The prominent Egypt blogger Wael Abbas has been sentenced 6 months in jail and LE 500 pounds (92 USD) as a judiciary bail, as a lawsuit was filed against him...

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18 January 2010

China: The monitoring of Mobile SMS

Written by Oiwan Lam · China

According to Xinhuanet's report, Mobile China Shanghai branch will start suspending a mobile phone's SMS function if they find the number distribute “vulgar”, “pornographic” and other illegal content. The policy...

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UAE e-magazine ordered shut.

Written by Victor Ngeny · United Arab Emirates

Hetta, United Arab Emirates online magazine has been ordered shut after they lost an appeal case launched against it by the Abu Dhabi Media Company. The e-magazine which was the...

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17 January 2010

Azerbaijan: Demonstrations for imprisoned video blogging youth activists

Written by Onnik Krikorian · Advocacy

Support Adnan and Emin posts details of two demonstrations scheduled to take place outside the Embassies of the Republic of Azerbaijan in Paris, France, and London, England, in support of...

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16 January 2010

Egypt: Bloggers detained for showing Solidarity!

Written by Ramy Raoof · Egypt

-Update (16 Jan, 1pm Cairo Timings): arrested activists in Naga Hammadi got a release order from a while, but its still unknown where/how will they be released from Qena or...

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15 January 2010

Mauritanian Editor Hanevy Ould Dahah Remains Detained

Written by Jillian York · Mauritania

In June of 2009, Global Voices Advocacy was the first to report that Mauritanian editor Hanevy Ould Dahah, who runs leftist site Taqadoumy, had been arrested over a comment left...

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