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13 April 2012

China: Testing for “Kill Switch” of the World Wide Web?

Written by Oiwan Lam · China

China's internet became an intranet for about two hours on April 12. All internet users in China could not access to the World Wide Web and were cut off from...

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9 March 2012

Internet Freedom in Southeast Asia

Written by Aim Sinpeng · Southeast Asia

Cyber political pundits, bloggers and Facebook activists in Thailand often feel deeply frustrated and annoyed with their lack of liberty to write at will. Yet netizen's frustration with seemingly increasing...

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Annual Report on the Situation of Human Rights Defenders in China, 2011

Written by Oiwan Lam · China

Chinese Human Rights Defenders has released its annual report on the situation of human rights defenders in China (2011). Despite the harsh crackdown on the Internet, netizens and activists continue...

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9 February 2012

China: Chinese Communist Party Plans To Lead Microblogging Platform

Written by Oiwan Lam · China

In China, all conventional media outlets are under the direct leadership of Chinese Communist Party (CCP). A CCP secretary is planted in every media organization to oversee the content and...

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8 February 2012

China: Censoring Opinions on China's veto on UN resolution on Syria

Written by Oiwan Lam · Syria, China

Even though the People's Daily propagated [zh] that “China’s veto was in accordance with the Syrian people’s basic interests”, Chinese concern citizens have not been misled by the official media...

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3 February 2012

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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