Saudi Arabia

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11 March 2008

Fouad Alfarhan: Three months in Jail

Written by Sami Ben Gharbia · Saudi Arabia

Three months after his arrest, on 10 December 2007, Saudi blogger Fouad Alfarhan remains jailed for unspecified “violation of non-security regulations.” At this occasion, his nine-year-old daughter Raghad sends him...

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14 February 2008

Fouad's Week: Fouad will not be forgotten!

Written by Sami Ben Gharbia · Interviews

The Free Fouad campaign has organized and carried out “Fouad’s Week”, during which bloggers were invited to republish one of Fouad’s posts on their blogs and to embrace “We Are...

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26 December 2007

Saudi Arabia: Free Fouad Update

Written by Sami Ben Gharbia · Saudi Arabia

Update 1: Responding to repeated requests for comment with a brief cellphone text message, a spokesperson for the Saudi Interior Ministry, confirmed yesterday that blogger Fouad Alfarhan was being held...

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5 May 2007

Saudi Arabia: Milyani's blog has been blocked

Written by Sami Ben Gharbia · Saudi Arabia

There's a thrilling debate on the Saudi blogsphere after the news of blocking Mohammed Milyani's blog by the Internet Services Unit (ISU). And even if there is a strong speculation...

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