China Media Experts Predict Future of Chinese Internet
Region: China
Where do the pipes lead? It’s been over a year since crotchety Alaska Senator, Ted Stevens famously explained that the Internet was not a truck, as might be assumed, but... more
Views: 3784China Unblocks Controversial Websites, Despite Uncertainty over Tibet, Torch Relay
Region: China
When mobile technology consultant, Benjamin Joffe arrived at his Beijing office last week, he was informed by a colleague that the "Great Firewall" was down. Joffe was incredulous. "We thought, 'come on. it's April 1st, it... more
Views: 2255Sri Lanka: Stop the War on Journalists
Region: Sri Lanka
by Mathy Kandasamy International Federation of Journalists (IFJ), an organization which aims to protect and strengthen the rights and freedoms of journalists is calling for a Global Day of Action on the 10th of April, tit... more
Views: 1168China: Hu Jia to be Sentenced Today
Region: China
by John Kennedy Update: On Thursday morning, Hu Jia was sentenced to 3.5 years in prison. Hu Jia goes back on ‘trial' in a few hours where it is expected he will be handed down a sentence of up to five years in pri... more
Views: 1503Cuba: Blocking Bloggers
Region: Cuba
by Janine Mendes-Franco Want to get the Cuban blogosphere talking? Block access to a popular blog. Ever since Cuban authorities did just that to several less-than-supportive Havana-based blogs earlier this week, the blo... more
Views: 1252World Catches A Glimpse Of Chinese Censorship
Region: China
The world got a taste of something less civilised and sophisticated than the architectural wonder of the Bird's Nest, when a set of guidelines for domestic media behaviour was leaked. Strict "dos-and-don'ts" are listed cl... more
Views: 1314Egypt, China Attempt to Plug Information About Egyptian Protests
Region: United Statesby Matthew L. Schafer Note: This article originally appeared at the media website LWR. It has been five days since massive protests broke out in the streets of Egypt, and despite the Internet crackdown imposed by the g... more
Views: 2841Bangladesh gets a ‘Blog-Ban' scare
Region: Malaysia
Posted by Aparna Ray to Global Voices Online On 15th of July, Bangla bloggers were disconcerted to find that they could not access Sachalayatan , a popular Bangla blogging platform that focuses on literature and c... more
Views: 1977Syrian Blogger Discusses Nudity and Moral Decay
Region: Syrian Arab RepublicPosted by Amira Al Hussaini to Global Voices Online How much nudity on television can be considered as art, and how much of it contributes to moral decay? Syrian blogger Emad [Ar] tries to answer this question in ... more
Views: 1469Ecuadoran Government Seizes Companies for Debt Collection
Region: Ecuador
Posted by Milton Ramirez to Global Voices Online The Ecuadoran government seized hundreds of businesses, including three television channels, in a move that attracted national and international attention. Much of ... more
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