New laws could could give French authorities web-blocking powers unrivaled in the democratic world. Félix Tréguer reports
France on its way to total Internet censorship?
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‘Voluntary’ website blocking scheme threatens free expression
Leaked documents have revealed British government plans that could seriously affect web users. Peter Bradwell reports
Global internet freedom begins at home
Western policymakers must proceed with caution when considering online surveillance and web-blocking; their actions impact on human rights abroad, argues Cynthia Wong
Uganda: Website editor charged with criminal libel
A journalist appeared in Kampala Magistrates Court yesterday charged with criminal libel. Timothy Kalyegira, the editor of Uganda Record, a website which has been critical of the country’s governing National Resistance Movement. Kalyegira was...
WikiLeaks not so simple to replicate after all
Emily Badger: WikiLeaks not so simple to replicate after all
Testing academic freedom
Three years later, the Nottingham University “terrorism” row rumbles on —- first reading was made a crime, now internal criticism. Jane Fae reports
China: Ai Weiwei campaign website attacked by hackers
Change.org, a website which runs an online petition calling for the release of Chinese dissident Ai Weiwei, has been hit by DDoS (Distributed Denial of Service) attacks. The website had managed to collect over 90,000 signatures for their petition....
Thailand: Webmaster sentenced to 13 years in prison
Thanthawut Taweewarodomkul, who operated an anti-government website, has been sentenced to 13 years in prison on charges of lese majeste and breaching the Computer Crime Act. He was arrested in April 2010, during the anti-government Red Shirt...
China: Uighur website editor given seven-year prison sentence
Tursunjan Hezim, Uighur editor of well known website Bilik, has reportedly been given a seven-year prison sentence. The sentence was handed down for unknown charges at a secret trial in July 2010, but has only been made public now. Hezim had been...
Thousands of websites blocked in US child porn bungle
Emily Badger: Thousands of websites blocked in child porn bungle
Petitions, letters, and press releases from Index on Censorship