15 July 2012

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Stories from 15 July 2012

A Declaration of Internet Freedom

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Written by Jillian York · ,

Recently, a number of groups came together to create a Declaration of Internet Freedom. To date, the Declaration has been signed by more than 1300 organizations and companies and continues to grow.

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Tajikistan: Big Brother to Watch Internet Activity in the Country

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Written by Musharraf · ,

Authorities in Tajikistan plan to "track down and identify" individuals who publish materials and leave comments deemed insulting to the country's leadership. Netizens respond with a flurry of angry comments.

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Hong Kong: Inconsistent categorization of Indecent and Obscene Articles Leads to Discrimination and Self-censorship

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Written by Oiwan Lam · , , , ,

The Hong Kong government is having its second round of consultation in the review of the Control of Obscene and Indecent Articles Ordinance and the deadline for opinion submission is...

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Hong Kong: Activist's home raided for DOS attack allegation

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Written by Oiwan Lam · , , , ,

On July 13 2012, a group of police officers raided a Hong Kong activist, Yang Yang's (screen name) home and took away his computer, server and cell phone. According to...

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