censorship borders

Enemies of the internet named and shamed

News The first is the level of online censorship. Libya, the Maldives and Nepal were removed from the list this year as a result of fact-finding missions that revealed there were no longer any jailed cyber-dissidents, said... [08 Nov 2006]

Google slammed for censoring its Chinese sites

News Google is not the only US search firm targeted with complaints about censorship in China. Angered by such reports, some politicians have threatened to pass laws restricting US companies from co-operating with the Chinese... [25 Jan 2006]

China: Web censorship gives US pause for thought

News It's also suggested US corporations come up with a joint plan for how to handle censorship requests from foreign governments, including refusal to censor terms such as "democracy" and "human rights". are abiding by... [13 Jan 2006]

'Tunisia not fit to host world web summit'

News The groups say the country is unfit to host the international summit because of its track record for censorship. Seven national leaders, including the president of the Union of Tunisian Journalists, are in the midst of... [15 Nov 2005]

Leader: Who wants to test bloggers' new 'dodge jail' measures?

Leader Free-speech advocates at French organisation Reporters Without Borders have compiled a booklet to inform bloggers and journalists in countries with heavy-handed censorship how to get their message out... [23 Sep 2005]

Bloggers get a helping handbook

News US journalist Dan Gillmor, Canadian specialist in internet censorship Nart Villeneuve and US blogger Jay Rosen all helped produce the book, Reporters Without Borders said. The 87-page booklet, titled The... [23 Sep 2005]

Yahoo! 'helped China jail journalist for state secret leak'

News collaborates enthusiastically with the Chinese regime in questions of censorship, and now we know it is a Chinese police informant as well. Shi Tao, a 37-year-old writer for the Dangdai Shang Bao (Contemporary Business... [07 Sep 2005]

Vint Cerf: People power must 'censor' the web

News In his foreword to the latest Reporters Without Borders report on the state of internet censorship, The Internet Under Surveillance - Obstacles to the Free Flow of Information Online, Cerf decried... [23 Jun 2003]

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