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28 October 2012

Philippines: Anti-Mining Activist Arrested over Facebook Post

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The arrest of a 62-year old anti-mining activist in the Philippines for a 'libelous' Facebook post spawned fears of a clampdown on dissenters through the recently enacted anti-cybercrime legislation.

26 July 2010

Southeast Asia: Sex and web censorship

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Regulating internet content today is viewed as an anti-democratic practice but Southeast Asian governments seem able to justify it by invoking the need to save the young from the scourge of indecent sexual behavior.

3 February 2010

Philippine blogger facing libel suit filed by former Department of Social Welfare and Development Secretary

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Januray 2010- In the Philippines, the National Bureau of Investigation filed a libel complaint against blogger Ella Ganda upon the request of former Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD)...