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Bhumika Ghimire is a freelance reporter. Her articles have been published at OhMyNews, NepalNews, Toward Freedom, Telegraph Nepal, Himal South Asian and ACM Ubiquity. She is also a regular contributor for News UPI Asia Online and writes for Associated Content.
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Purdue Professor facing criticism for his blog
After Butler University, another Indiana university is now embroiled in online free speech debate. This time it is a Purdue University Professor who is facing lot of criticism for his blog post-which he maintains on his own time and using his own resources, where he stated his views against homosexuality.
Professor ...
Butler University drops lawsuit against student
Butler University has dropped lawsuit against Jess Zimmerman. The student was accused of defaming the university in his blog "TrueBU".
Indiana Daily Student says
"He (Zimmerman) was critical of Butler and two administrators: Peter Alexander, dean of Butler’s College of Fine Arts, and Jamie Comstock, Butler’s provost.
He wrote things like “Peter ...
United States:Aftermath of G20 protest suppression
Pittsburgh hosted G20 summit last month (September 22-25), which was marred by protests and the controversial way in which authorities went about suppressing dissent through Twitter.
Activist Elliot Madison who works with People's Law Collective, his home was raided by authorities, he and another man were accused of
" using Twitter ...
Turkey: Violating online free speech
Turkey, a modern democracy which takes pride in staying secular despite intense pressure from Islamic fundamentalists, unfortunately is actively engaged in curtailing online free speech.
Since September 18,2009 MySpace, a popular social networking site and Last FM-where you can listen to free music, has been blocked in the country for alleged ...
Vietnam: Bloggers arrested for ctiticizing China
Vietnam is continuing its crackdown against bloggers.Early morning on September 3rd blogger Nguyen Nhu Quynh, asleep with her young child was arrested by armed security personnel.In July blogger Nguyen Tien Trung was arrested for his free speech activism.
According to Reporters Sans Frontières
"The Vietnamese authorities have arrested another blogger, Nguyen Ngoc ...
United States:Google at the center of online free speech debate
Google is at the center of online free speech debate once again. The search engine giant is being sued by blogger Rosemary Port after they released her identity following a court order.
Port criticized former model Lasuka Cohen in her blog-often using harsh words. A Manhattan Supreme Court Judge ordered ...
United States: Online free speech debate
Should a school be able to curb a student's speech online because the content is available on campus? A case in the 3rd U.S Circuit Court of Appeals sets a precedent in protecting off-campus online speech of a student.
According to ThinkFree
"In 2005, while a high school senior in the ...
