The Arabic Network for Human Rights Information fights against censorship policies of the governments of the Middle East and North Africa. ANHRI provides an arena where information can be exchanged and archived, available to Arabic readers...
The Arab Archive Institute is a research centre which collects and carries out research on human rights in the Arab countries. The AAI’s objective is to enhance media freedom, and human rights in Arab society by carrying out studies on these themes...
A technical guide to anonymous blogging.
Israeli police have arrested journalist Amira Hass upon her return from the Gaza Strip over being in violation of a military ban on Israeli citizens visiting the Palestinian Territories. Read more here
The release of more photos of prisoner abuse by US soldiers is "of no benefit" and may inflame opinion against the US, President Barack Obama has said, retreating on his previous position. Read more here
AllAfrica aggregates, produces and distributes news from across Africa. Over 1,000 stories are posted daily in English and French and more than 900,000 articles are available in the searchable archive.
Aliansi Jurnalis Independen is a professional journalist trade union in Indonesia. It campaigns for the independence to express ideas, for access to information, and for the right to assemble. The organisation also defends journalists and...
Adil Soz's main goal is the establishment of an open civil society in Kazakhstan and free, objective and progressive journalism. The organisation and website monitor violations of freedom of speech in the country, and offer legal advice and...
The Access Denied Map does not aim to index all kinds of web filtering, but rather to provide an overview of online censorship efforts related to the social web and major web 2.0 websites. This project also tracks and explore the relationships...
The 403 Access Denied Checker has been designed to help activists in nations with extensive online censorship to test local blockages. The software aims to make it easy for any one to quickly check a huge number of URLs and share the result with...
Two US journalists arrested in North Korea near its border with China in March are set to face trial on June 4. Read more here
Burmese pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi is to face trial on 18 May for breaching the conditions of her detention under house arrest. The charges come after American writer John Yettaw swam across Inya lake to her house uninvited and stayed...