14 May 2008

Stories from 14 May 2008

Israel: Knesset Freezes Talkback Law for Web-Comment Censorship

  14 May 2008

The Knesset has decided to freeze legislation regulating readers’ ability to respond to articles via the so-called “Talkback Law”, in an effort to allow web sites to practice self-regulation. The Talkback Law, submitted by MK Israel Hasson (Yisrael Beiteinu), passed its preliminary reading. It would make web sites responsible for...

Syria: Three-Year Sentence for Blogger Tariq Baiasi

  14 May 2008

On Sunday 11-5-2008 the State Security Court in Damascus stated its verdict on the Syrian blogger Tariq Baiasi who was held in detention since 7-7-2007. Tariq was detained for leaving a comment on websites disfavored by the Syrian government.