Stories from January, 2011
Campus Free Speech: University of Massachusetts’ Policy Criticized
Free speech issue is a hot button issue on campuses in the United States, and a post at Huffington Post has re-ignited the debate once again. In 2009, we talked...
Iran: A blogger's life in danger
Hrana, human rights activists news agency, reports [fa] that Hossein Maleki Ronaghi ‘s life is in danger and he needs urgent medical care in prison. Hossein Maleki Ronaghi has been...
Iran's Cyber Police, Geography, and the Psychological Denial of Service
National Public Radio reports that Iran is planning on dispatching “cyber police” across the country with General Ahmadi Moghaddam stating that “There is no time to wait” in deploying the...
China: A man arrested for micro-blogging about Taxi driver strike
According to NDdaily, a man, known as Mr. Zhou, was arrested for micro-blogging a Taxi driver strike at Xianning city in Hubei province on December 19, 2010 under the charge...
Is the Tunisian internet censorship regime shutting down?
Following persistent widespread protests in Tunisia in recent days and the impending general strike tomorrow, Tunisian President Ben Ali held a speech on the state television chanel Tunisie7 this evening...
Iran: Blocking activity, email interception, and renewed pressure on the Green Movement
The Tor Project reports that the Iranian firewall is now blocking or throttling Tor, a number of other circumvention tools as well as SSL. They recommend using bridges that are...
Saudi policy on blogging criticized
Saudi Arabia has for long faced criticism and scrutiny for not allowing the country's press and the people to express themselves without any fear of reprisal. The criticism is sure...
Tunisia : Blogger, Global Voices contributor, Slim Amamou arrested today
Activist and blogger Slim Amamou was arrested today, January 6, around 1pm. At this time, his friends and colleagues have no news from him, nor do we know the exact circumstances of his arrest. He had to go to work after completing a technical inspection of his vehicle. The latest news from Slim was a tweet around 1pm.
China: An alleged list of banned SMS terms
Elaine Chow from Shanghaiist reports on an alleged list of banned SMS by major mobile companies in China in 2010. The documents, distributed by @zuola via Twitter, are claimed to...
Taiwan restricting the press?
Reports suggest Taiwan is restricting the press and Freedom House has downgraded the island nation in its annual global free press report. According to The Christian Science Monitor, “Freedom of speech and...
