Ten Most Dangerous Places to be a Blogger

Arsalan Khan 6 months ago Region: Myanmar

According to a report presented by the 'Committee to protect Journalists,' bloggers working in regions like Iran, Myanmar and Syria work under perhaps the most suppressive conditions in the world. They're forced to face ob... more

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Brazil: Bloggers United Against Wordpress Ban

Global Voices a year ago Region: Brazil

 by Paula Góes The Brazilian blogosphere has not quite yet recovered from its last fright and there is already another threat on the way: a blanket ban on blogs hosted on Wordpress.com after a... more

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Bahrain: Blogger in Jail for Four Months

Global Voices a year ago Region: Bahrain

by Amira Al Hussaini  Bahraini blogger and human rights activist Abdulla Mohsen (Ar) has been behind bars for more than four months, according to Nido. Nido explains: Abdulla Mohs... more

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Brazil: Blogs banned from the 2008 elections

Global Voices a year ago Region: Brazil

 by Paula Góes   Brazil is warming up for local elections later this year, in October, when voters will go to the polls to choose their local government representatives. The Supreme Electoral Court ... more

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Uganda: Bloggers tangle with mainstream media

Global Voices a year ago Region: Uganda

 by Rebekah Heacock   The blogren had their collective eye on Uganda's mainstream media this week. Tumwijuke at Ugandan Insomniac took reporting matters into her own hands following the lethal ... more

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Brazil: Blogging helps the police to mobilize and protest

Global Voices a year ago Region: Brazil

 by Paula Góes Lieutenant Melquisedec Nascimento, a blogger since April 2007,reports [pt] that his house was visited by four officials from the Police Internal Affairs Department, a special force tha... more

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Morocco: Bloggers Rally Behind Fouad Mourtada

Global Voices a year ago Region: Morocco

by  Lydia Beyoud Moroccan media and bloggers have rallied behind Fouad Mourtada sincethe 26 year-old's arrest earlier this month. Some media sources have called Mourtada “a Martyr of the Net”... more

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Sudanese Blogosphere Reaches New Milestone

Global Voices a year ago Region: Sudan

 by SudaneseDrima The Sudanese blogosphere is starting to build momentum. Blogs written in English are quite active now showing the genuine, diverse and raw face of Sudan to the world. On the other ... more

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Blogging for democracy around the world

Global Voices a year ago Region: Syrian Arab Republic

 by Hamid Tehrani Antony Loewenstein is a Sydney-based freelance journalist, author and blogger. He is currently writing a book on “Democracy and Blogging” and recently traveled to Cuba, Egypt... more

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