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6 February 2012

Kuwait: Ahmad Mansoor, a UAE blogger denied entry

Written by Mona Kareem · Kuwait, United Arab Emirates

Ahmad Mansoor, UAE's most famous blogger who was detained last year for several months with four other activists for signing an online petition calling for reforms in his country, was...

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3 February 2012

China: Several Tibetan Language Blog Sites Shut Down

Written by Dechen Pemba · Translated by Dechen Pemba · China

Against the backdrop of a stream of self-immolations in Tibet in protest against Chinese rule, unrest in eastern Tibet and a severely increased military presence, several of the most popular Tibetan language blog sites have gone offline as of today. Dechen Pembar reports.

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Ethiopia: Freedom of Expression in Jeopardy

Written by Endalk · Ethiopia

More than ten journalists have been imprisoned in Ethiopia since June 2011 and according to the Committee to Protect Journalists about 25% of exiled journalists in Africa are from Ethiopia,...

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South Korea: National Security Law Muted North Korea Related Discussions

Written by Oiwan Lam · South Korea

A South Korean Twitter user, Park Jeong-Geun has been arrested since January 11, 2012 for re-tweeting messages such as “Long Live General Kim Jong-Il” in Twitter. Under the curry National...

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2 February 2012

New Book on Global Struggle for Internet Freedom

Written by Bernardo Parrella · Egypt, Pakistan

How do we ensure the Internet develops compatibly with democracy? And how do we become active “netizens” who take responsibility for our digital future? This is the subject of Rebecca McKinnon's new book: "Consent of the Networked: The Worldwide Struggle For Internet Freedom."

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1 February 2012

Iran: Blogger under pressure to give TV confession

Written by Fred Petrossian · Iran

Iranian blogger Hossein Ronaghi Malki is under pressure to give TV confession according to his mother. He is serving a 15 year prison sentence in Tehran.

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28 January 2012

What Does Twitter’s Country-by-Country Takedown System Mean for Freedom of Expression?

Written by Eva Galperin · France, Germany

Yesterday, Twitter announced in a blog post that it was launching a system that would allow the company to take down content on a country-by-country basis, as opposed to taking it down across the Twitter system. Eva Galperin explains what the new system will, and will not, allow.

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