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2 March 2012

Mexico Adopts Alarming Surveillance Legislation

The Mexican legislature today adopted a surveillance legislation that will grant the police warrantless access to real time user location data. The bill was adopted almost unanimously with 315 votes...

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China: Netizen detained for 3 days for reposting message to QQ group

Written by Oiwan Lam · China

A Poet, Zhou Nan, based in Wenzhou city, Zhejiang was arrested by re-posting a micro-blog message by Long Yihai in his QQ group. [QQ group is a popular online platform...

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25 February 2012

Iran: Another blogger was arrested

Written by Fred Petrossian · Iran

Nama Jafari,blogger and journalist was arrested. He was editor of a cultural site. He also wrote a book called “a gathering in solitary confinement”.

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21 February 2012

Netizen Report: Combat Edition

Written by Rebecca MacKinnon · Netizen Report

Most of this report was researched, written, and edited by Weiping Li, Mera Szendro Bok, and Sarah Myers. The past two weeks have been highly tumultuous for Internet activists around...

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19 February 2012

Syria: Razan Ghazzawi and Female Colleagues Freed

Written by Hisham Almiraat · Syria

Syrian Blogger and Freedom of Speech advocate Razan Ghazzawi, who was arrested for the second time earlier this week, was released on Saturday along with her female colleagues. Her male colleagues from the Syrian Center for Freedom of Expression in Damascus remain in detention.

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16 February 2012

Syria: Razan Ghazzawi Arrested… Again

Written by Hisham Almiraat · Syria

Syrian security forces have arrested blogger and free speech advocate Razan Ghazzawi along with her collegues at the Syrian Center for Freedom of Expression in Damascus. This is the second time Razan Ghazzawi is arrested. The news caused disbelief among netizens who were very quick to react.

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15 February 2012

Morocco: Student Jailed For Insulting King In Video

Written by Hisham Almiraat · Morocco

A 24 year-old Moroccan student, Abdelsamad Haydour, was sentenced to 3 years in jail for criticizing the king of Morocco in a video posted on YouTube. The news of the sentence provoked strong reactions on social networks.

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Global Voices Partners with Electronic Frontier Foundation on “Bloggers Under Fire”

Written by Jillian York · Advocacy, Arrest and Harassment

In 2009, Global Voices launched Threatened Voices, an innovative project to track threats to bloggers and netizens worldwide. At the time, Threatened Voices filled a void in coverage, during a...

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14 February 2012

Iran: Journalists Threatened by Email “You Will be Punished”

Written by Fred Petrossian · Iran, Middle East & North Africa

Several Iranian activists and journalists have received an email threatening that they will be punished according to the “Islamic Punishment” law of the Islamic Republic of Iran.

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13 February 2012

China: Activist's Wife and Son Harassed Online

Written by Oiwan Lam · China

An anonymous Twitter user has disclosed Wen Yunchao, his wife and son's personal information online. Wen is an outspoken blogger and free speech activist on the Chinese Internet and has...

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