Digital Freedom Archives - Page 43 of 133

“The internet is freedom”: Index speaks to Tunisian Internet Agency chief

The regime of Zine El Abidine Ben Ali was an enemy to internet freedom. Significant resources were spent on censorship of the web. The Tunisian...

Iran: Canadian web designer sentenced to death

by Alice Purkiss | 18 Jan 12

Iran's Supreme court has upheld the death sentence against a Canadian web designer. Saeed Malekpour was sentenced to death last January for...

Putin censors campaign website as opposition critics debate future

by Elena Vlasenko | 16 Jan 12

Russian prime minister Vladimir Putin has launched a website dedicated to his run in the forthcoming presidential elections on 4 March. Minutes...

In Belarus, the freedom of the internet is at stake

by Mike Harris | 06 Jan 12

Europe’s last dictatorship is clamping down on online activism, with a new law effectively requiring everyone to be a state spy. Mike Harris reports

Iran: Clampdown on internet use

by Alice Purkiss | 06 Jan 12

Police in Iran have begun a heavy clampdown on internet freedom ahead of parliamentary elections in March, as tighter regulations on internet cafe...

India: Anti-corruption cartoon website suspended

by Marta Cooper | 04 Jan 12

Cartoons Against Corruption, the website of Indian cartoonist Aseem Trivedi has been suspended by its internet host after complaints that it...

Hacked websites and fraud mark Russia’s parliamentary elections

by Elena Vlasenko | 05 Dec 11

Parliamentary elections were held in Russia yesterday (4 December). Several independent media websites were hacked on election day; journalists and...