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22 June 2017

Detained Telegram Channel Admins Go on Hunger Strike in Iran

Written by Center for Human Rights in Iran · Advocacy

The centrist administration of President Hassan Rouhani has been publicly criticized by Iran's hardline political factions for refusing to censor some of Telegram’s features.

14 June 2017

China Shutters Entertainment News Sites, Citing ‘Socialist Values’ and Cybersecurity

Written by Oiwan Lam · Law

Crackdowns on entertainment news outlets indicate that controls are not only directed at the foreign enemy, but at thoughts and activities seen to go against “socialist core values”.

After Campaigning on Internet Freedom, Iranian President's ICT Minister Boasts of Internet Censorship

Written by Mahsa Alimardani · Advocacy

ICT Minister announced that Rouhani had effectively improved methods to control the Internet space as well as shut down a number of platforms.

Mirror Websites Are Helping Turkish Users Reconnect to Wikipedia

Written by Arzu Geybullayeva · Activism

While the platform remains blocked, multiple "mirror" websites -- sites designed to reproduce the content of Wikipedia, which is constantly being updated -- have sprung up.

8 June 2017

Netizen Report: Gulf States Say ‘Pro-Qatar’ Speech Now Constitutes Cybercrime

Written by Netizen Report Team · Free Expression

Global Voices Advocacy's Netizen Report offers an international snapshot of challenges, victories, and emerging trends in Internet rights around the world.

7 June 2017

Myanmar Journalists Unite Against Online Defamation Law

Written by Mong Palatino · Advocacy

"Many people believe that the previous government, run by ex-generals, created such a legal mechanism to be able to sue those who stood against their administration."

6 June 2017

Digital Guerrillas Bring Down Russian State Censor's Website

Written by Isaac Webb · Law

How hackers tricked Internet service providers into blocking the state censor's website.

2 June 2017

Facebook Bans Racist Word ‘Kalar’ in Myanmar, Triggers Collateral Censorship

Written by Thant Sin · Advocacy

"I made a post telling my friends [that] the word is banned. Ironically, my post was removed and I was banned from liking, posting, and sharing content for 24 hours."