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Editor's Blog: Burmese days on the internet
Comment Only it is clear that whereas the pro-democracy movement in that country two decades back only got so far, now the internet - however much officials try to choke its pipes - has enabled momentum to gather. [27 Sep 2007]
Yahoo! fights China human rights suit
News and its Hong Kong subsidiary with allegedly divulging information about their online activity and pro-democracy writing to Chinese authorities, an act that ultimately caused their arrest and prosecution,... [28 Aug 2007]
Libya jails blogger
News The pro-democracy blog was nominated for a free speech award in Germany just days before its closure, the Paris-based organisation said. Libya has sentenced a blogger to a year and a half in prison after... [07 Nov 2005]
Leader: ID card vote shames IT industry
Leader It wasn't a wholly unexpected outcome but, nevertheless, the narrow victory in the House of Commons for the government's controversial ID cards bill on Tuesday represents a new low point for UK democracy and the... [19 Oct 2005]
Hansard Society slams parliament's website
News Parliament has an outdated and unhelpful website that is in desperate need of updating, according to a pro-democracy organisation. The Hansard Society, which promotes parliamentary... [01 Jun 2005]
Software patent directive officially approved
News This is a very sad day for democracy and casts a very dark shadow over the European Constitution, which will give the Council even more power," said the FFII in a statement. Hugo Lueders, the director of public policy at... [07 Mar 2005]
Vietnamese face Internet censorship
News People who get regular emails or receive 'spam' from pro-democracy groups in California could get into trouble. The Vietnamese Government has set up an Internet censorship system designed to filter... [07 Oct 1998]
