Reporters Without Borders calls for the release of three young Tibetans from the village of Dara who have been held in Nagchu county since 1 October, when they were arrested in nearby Sogdzong county for allegedly sending information about Tibet to contacts abroad via the Internet. From Reporters Without Borders
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Russia considers new Internet filtering technology
October 23, 2009 – 11:59 pm
According to this article published on a Russian news-site Inbox.ru, Russia has moved one inch closer to the China-style system of filtering the Web. Russia’s Ministry of Communications has urged ISPs to start filtering “negative” Internet content in places that provide public access to the Internet (think cafes, libraries, etc). Such filters have already been [...]
Internet Companies to Limit Government Censorship
October 23, 2009 – 11:10 pm
The South Korean government is considering more ways to impose rules on Internet users, but some companies operating Web sites are resisting the heavy-handedness. From The Korea Times
US House demands Vietnam free bloggers
October 21, 2009 – 3:26 pm
WASHINGTON — The US House of Representatives on Wednesday called on Vietnam to free jailed bloggers, voicing concern that the communist country is stepping up curbs on Internet freedom. From AFP
Anonymous Blogging with WordPress and Tor guide in Persian
October 21, 2009 – 3:11 pm
The Anonymous Blogging with WordPress and Tor guide is now available in Persian thanks to this translation by an Iranian blogger and friend who wants to remain anonymous. From Global Voices
European Union adopting regulations that will penalize Internet users
October 21, 2009 – 3:01 pm
Reporters Without Borders is very concerned about the consequences that the European Union’s adoption of the so-called Telecoms Package will have for bloggers and other Internet users. From Reporters Without Borders
Bloggers and writers sentenced to long prison terms
October 16, 2009 – 10:57 am
Dozens of dissidents have been arrested in Vietnam since September 2008 and, last week, nine Vietnamese bloggers and writers were charged with anti-government propaganda and sentenced to severe prison terms, reports Reporters Without Borders (RSF) and the Writers in Prison Committee (WiPC) of International PEN. From Internet Freedom of Expression eXchange
China No Longer Has Internet. It Has LAN
October 16, 2009 – 10:46 am
Lost Laowai sums up the most recent spate of blocked sites for Internet users in China: From China Digital Times
China Cracks Down on Tor Anonymity Network
October 16, 2009 – 8:43 am
For the first time, the Chinese government has attacked one of the best, most secure tools for surfing the Internet anonymously. The clampdown against the tool, called Tor, came in the days leading up to the 60th anniversary of China’s “national day” on October 1. It is part of a growing trend in which repressive [...]
China: Blocking Twitter's third party applications
October 14, 2009 – 1:35 am
In the past few days, Chinese twitterers reported that the Chinese censor has blocked a number of popular Twitter’s third party applications. Since Fanfou, the Chinese micro-blogging website, has been ordered to shut down earlier this year, many bloggers moved to Twitter to spread their ideas. Net activists believe that it is impossible to block [...]
