Category: <span>Digital Freedom</span>

China coup rumours trigger web crackdown

It has emerged that the Chinese government has closed 16 websites and detained six people for “fabricating or disseminating online rumours” in...

China: Ai Weiwei ordered to switch off studio webcams

by Alice Purkiss | 05 Apr 12

Authorities have objected to surveillance cameras Chinese artitst Ai Wei Wei installed into his home to provide a live feed online. The artist...

Saudi Arabia: Website managers held without charge

by Alice Purkiss | 19 Mar 12

Three Saudi web managers from news websites which cover political unrest are being held in prison without charge. Habib Ali al-Maatiq and Hussein...

Tunisia: The fight for an uncensored web is far from over

by Afef Abrougui | 14 Mar 12

Yesterday was Tunisia's first National Day for Internet Freedom, the day also commemorates the death of cyber dissident Zouhaier Yahyaoui, who died...

Iran: Leader orders creation of internet oversight agency in bid to control web

by Alice Purkiss | 09 Mar 12

Iran's Supreme leader has ordered the creation of an "internet oversight agency" to control the web. Ayatollah Ali Khamenei ordered the creation of...

Kyrgyzstan: News website blocked

by Marta Cooper | 23 Feb 12

Access to the website of independent news agency Ferghana was blocked this week by telecommunications company Kyrgyztelecom in response to a formal...

Tunisia: Court rules against web filtering in key test of new freedoms

by Afef Abrougui | 22 Feb 12

On 22 February the Cassation Court of Tunis (Tunisia's highest court of appeal) overturned a verdict ordering Tunisian Internet Agency (ATI) to...

Chinese activist warned over launching website

by Marta Cooper | 21 Feb 12

A veteran Chinese pro-democracy campaigner based in Wuhan has been warned by state security police not to proceed with plans for a website aimed to...

Thailand: Webmaster’s lèse majesté trial resumes

by Alice Purkiss | 20 Feb 12

The trial of the web master of a Thai news website resumed last week after a long interruption.Chiranuch Premchaiporn, web master of Prachatai news...