Egyptian blogger Reda Abdel-Rahman (32) is freed on January 23, 2009, after being detained since last October. Reda is a social worker at a Religious Institute affiliated to Al-Azhar. The young blogger is known as a “Quranist” who rejects the Sunnah (which means “the way and the manners of the prophet Muhammad” - wikipedia) and [...]
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Monthly Archives: January 2009
Jan 30
ISP filter tests: ideally, someone will get a clue - Australian Personal Computer
ISP filter tests: ideally, someone will get a clue
Australian Personal Computer, Australia - Dec 4, 2008
The government has released the spec documents for its proposed compulsory internet filtering system. The problem? They’re a confusing mess of vague waffle. …
Jan 30
Burma - Petition launched for release of two Burmese bloggers serving sentences of 20 and 59 years in prison - 29.01.2009
Reporters Without Borders urges the international community not to forget Nay Phone Latt (http://www.nayphonelatt.net/), a Burmese blogger who was arrested exactly one year ago today and was sentenced on 10 November to 20 years and six months in prison, or Zarganar, one of Burma’s best known comedians, who is serving a 59-year jail sentence in [...]
Jan 30
Iran - More websites blocked including RFI and Deutsche Welle - 28.01.2009
Reporters Without Borders condemns the wave of censorship that has hit many Iranian and foreign Farsi-language websites since 24 January. Most of the sites contain articles critical of the government and President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, whose term expires on 12 June. International news media websites have also been blocked since 26 January. © Reuters