Goldman Sachs threatens blogger over demonic domain name: “A blogger has taken legal action to defend his right to criticise bailed-out investment bank Goldman Sachs. The bank has threatened to sue over trade mark infringement,…
VN – Vietnam tightens rules on blogs: “(BBC) Vietnam has tightened restrictions on internet blogs, banning bloggers from raising subjects the government deems inappropriate. Blogs should follow Vietnamese law, and be written in ‘clean and…
Burma activists sentenced to 65 years each in draconian crackdown: “An internet blogger and a writer who disguised an attack on Burma’s dictator in the form of a love poem were among dozens of activists…
Malaysian authorities release detained anti-government blogger Malaysian authorities today freed a blogger who edits an anti-government news website, after a court ruled his arrest under a law allowing indefinite detention was illegal. Raja Petra Kamaruddin’s…
Malaysian Blogger Fights a System He Perfected: “Mahathir Mohamad, former prime minister of Malaysia, is one of an increasing number of bloggers challenging government censorship and gaining influence in the political process.” (Via NYT >…
Bianet :: Turkish Bloggers Are Furious After Youtube.com, WordPress and Googe Groups, now a well-known blog service blogger.com has been banned in Turkey. There has been no change in internet censorship. Bia news center –…
Error: Court halts Internet freedom in Turkey: “Error: Court halts Internet freedom in Turkey The latest in a series of bans on popular Web sites has spurred many to question the future of Internet freedom…
As of today access to the popular blogging website Blogger.com has been blocked in Turkey with a blocking order of the Diyarbakir First Criminal Court of Peace (dated 20.10.2008 and order no. 2008/2761). The reason…
An Egyptian blogger is out of jail provided that he stop blogging: “ After being in jail for more than 2 months, the Egyptian blogger Mohamed Refaat was set free. Mohamed told Add-Dostour daily newspaper…
Arrested Malaysian Blogger Freed Following Public Outcry: “It’s hard to figure out what the government of Malaysia is thinking in its ongoing trouble in dealing with critical bloggers (some of whom were so powerful that…