UPDATE 27 April: Communications Minister Mashhour Abu Daka resigned yesterday, citing personal reasons. Abu Daka reportedly accused al-Mughni of...
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas under fire for web censorship
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CATEGORY: Digital Freedom
X Marks the spot: Jordanian government seeks internet controls through porn
Jordanian internet users have reacted angrily to government encroachment on the freedom of the internet. Flying in the face of the reputation of...
PAST EVENT: Media Freedom on the Internet: a round table discussion in Strasbourg
25 April: Media freedom on the internet: a round table discussion in Strasbourg
EU parliament votes to monitor internet censorship and create rights tzar
The European Parliament overwhelmingly voted in favour of a human rights resolution which calls for new rules to monitor internet censorship under...
Tunisia: Government plans raise concerns of internet censorship
Tunisian prime minister Hamadi Jebali has outlined government plans to “secure the electronic space of the country”, sparking fears that the...
Iran: Detained web expert reportedly pressured to work on National Internet project
Mohammad Solimaninya, an Internet and social network expert who has been detained for the past three months, is reportedly being pressured to work...
Pakistan web users force government backtrack on internet filtering
The past few months have seen the rise of a vocal and sophisticated anti-censorship campaign in Pakistan that has effectively shamed the government...
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
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
Three Saudi web managers from news websites which cover political unrest are being held in prison without charge. Habib Ali al-Maatiq and Hussein...