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China blocks social media ahead of Tiananmen anniversary

The Chinese authorities have blocked a range of popular social media including blogger, flickr, youtube and twitter ahead of the anniversary of the Tiananmen square massacre on 4 June.
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Ai Weiwei’s blog shut down

01 Jun 09 | Index Index, minipost

China’s biggest news portal, Sina, has shut down artist-turned-activist Ai Weiwei’s blog without explanation after he refused to self-censor his posts ahead of 4 June, the 20th anniversary of the Tiananmen protests. Read more here

Egyptian blogger fined for accusing company of pollution

27 May 09 | Index Index, Middle East and North Africa, minipost

Egyptian blogger Tamer Mabrouk has been fined nearly 6,000 euros as the result of a defamation lawsuit by a private company, Trust Chemical Co., over information about pollution that he posted online. Read more here

Global Voices Online

20 May 09 | Resources

Global Voices is a leading participatory media news room for voices from the developing world. Global Voices seeks to aggregate, curate, and amplify the global conversation online—shining light on places and people other media often ignore.

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