Change for Equality reports that Iranian authorities sentenced four women’s rights activists to six months in jail, including one who was awarded a $75,000 human rights prize in Sweden this year.…
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Iran: Iran jails 4 leading women’s rights activists
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Tunisia’s ban on Facebook lifted
http://advocacy.globalvoicesonline.org/2008/09/04/tunisias-ban-on-facebook-lifted/The ban on the popular social networking website Facebook has been lifted in Tunisia since yesterday 3 September 2008 after a massive protest by Tunisian Netizens. Tens of Facebook groups protesting the ban have popped up in recent weeks surrounding this issue. …
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Defamation & the Malaysian Blogger
http://advocacy.globalvoicesonline.org/2008/09/03/defamation-the-malaysian-blogger/Local newspapers report a little bump in Muhammad Shafee Abdullah’s defamation proceedings against Raja Petra Kamaruddin (RPK), when the High Court today ordered Shafee to appoint a lawyer. RPK’s lawyer, Manjeet Singh, had pointed out that Shafee may not represent himself in a case in which he has reason to believe that he will be called on as a witness in the hearing. …
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ARIZONA ATHEIST
http://arizonaatheist.blogspot.comGlobal Voices Advocacy - Defending free speech online.
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Stranger
http://stranger-paris.blogspot.comMore storms a-brewing for RPK Iran: Iran jails 4 leading women’s rights activists Tunisia’s ban on Facebook lifted Defamation & the Malaysian Blogger Iran:Ban on website needs court ruling
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Global Voices Online
http://globalvoicesonline.org› More storms a-brewing for RPK › Iran: Iran jails 4 leading women’s rights activists › Tunisia’s ban on Facebook lifted Go to GV Advocacy »
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Tunisia: tolto il bando a Facebook
http://it.globalvoicesonline.org/2008/09/tunisia-tolto-il-ba...Il bando [ing] che in Tunisia aveva colpito il popolare sito di social networking Facebook è stato tolto a partire dal 3 settembre, in seguito alla massicce proteste dei netizen tunisini. Nelle scorse settimane sono stati infatti creati
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Oiwan's notebook
http://oiwan.wordpress.comAnonymous Blogging with Wordpress and Tor
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Bombe unterm Pony
http://www.tribunius.de/2008/09/05/bombe-unterm-pony/SPIEGEL-Interview verrät Westergaard, dass er auf Reisen nach Jordanien verzichten wird. An seiner Stelle würde auch noch um weitere Länder der Religion des Friedens einen weiten Bogen machen. Ich auch? Denn schon 2007 haben jordanische Behörden erklärt, sie würden nun Websites beobachten. Ob das nur jordanische Seiten betrifft, ist nicht klar, aber wir haben ja auch den fliegenden Gerichtsstand im Internet, z.B. im Zusammenhang mit Wettbewerbsverstößen. Dazu passt die zum nahenden Jahrestag von 9/11 von Al Qaida
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censorship.cybversion.org
http://censorship.cybversion.orgZouhair Yahyaoui; L’administrateur de forum Ramzi Bettibi, connu comme le “prisonnier du Net“ tunisien. L’écrivain en ligne et défenseur des droits de l’Homme Mohamed Abbou; Le journaliste et blogueur Slim Boukhdhir; Le journaliste et blogueur Mohamed Fourati; Et bien que le dernier prisonnier d’opinion, le blogueur et journaliste en ligne Slim Boukhdhir, ait été libéré de prison le 21 Juillet dernier, l’ONG tunisienne
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global minilinks for 2008-09-04
http://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2008/09/global-minilinks-2008-0...officer, and died from his injuries, after being detained. NZ Judge bans Net Naming of Defendants Online Worries about "viral nature" of reporting, censors website. Wiretapping Comes to Uganda New "privacy" bill is slammed by Amnesty International. Malaysia Clamping Down on Internet Free Speech Rumors of portal site blocked, and a cabinet decision to sue critics of the new government for defamation. India's Info-Activism Camp Want to use digital advocacy in the developing world? Come to Tactical Tech's Info-Activism Camp - Feb 2009, India.
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Uygur BBS back online
http://blog.foolsmountain.com/2008/09/04/uygur-bbs-back-onli...voices in Xinjiang that has often pushed the limits of political speech in China, is again available online (连接). UO was pulled offline in May of this year, to my personal disappointment. For previous discussion of the close down, refer to Global Voices Online: On May 15, Uighur Online, the main online forum serving to bridge the huge communication gap between China’s Muslim population, other minority ethnic groups, and Han Chinese, was shut down. …
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Kosmopolit
http://kosmopolit.wordpress.comGlobal Voices Advocacy
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