January, 2011

Monthly archive · 14 posts


Stories from January, 2011

31 January 2011

Campus Free Speech: University of Massachusetts' Policy Criticized

Free speech issue is a hot button issue on campuses in the United States, and a post at Huffington Post has re-ignited the debate once again. In 2009, we talked...

30 January 2011

China: Bridging news on Egypt

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On 28 of January, when commenting on the political situation in Egypt, the spoke person from Chinese foreign ministry stated that the Chinese government will continue to support the Egyptian...

29 January 2011

Cyber “long war” continues in Iran

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The past few weeks have seen attention focused on Tunisia and Egypt in hopes of understanding what role, if any, information and communications technologies (ICTs) are playing in the recent...

28 January 2011

Internet Security Savvy is Critical as Egyptian Government Blocks Websites, Arrests Activists in Response to Continued Protest

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As we've seen in Iran and Tunisia, social networking tools have given activists in authoritarian regimes a powerful voice, which can be heard well beyond their own country. But the use of social networking tools has also given their governments ways to identify and retaliate against them. This week we are watching the same dynamic play out in Egypt.

27 January 2011

China: Censorship pressure from the private sector

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It is well known that online content providers in China have to follow censorship instructions from various government authorities. However, with the rise of private public relation company, there is...

26 January 2011

Iran: A blogger's life in danger

Hrana, human rights activists news agency, reports [fa] that Hossein Maleki Ronaghi 's life is in danger and he needs urgent medical care in prison. Hossein Maleki Ronaghi has been...

20 January 2011

Iran's Cyber Police, Geography, and the Psychological Denial of Service

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National Public Radio reports that Iran is planning on dispatching “cyber police” across the country with General Ahmadi Moghaddam stating that “There is no time to wait” in deploying the...