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Top Tunisian journalist arrested, says lawyer
15/07/2010 - TUNISIA

Top Tunisian journalist arrested, says lawyer

Tunisian police have arrested a prominent journalist convicted of threatening public order a day after his release from hospital, in a move that has drawn criticism from US authorities "deeply concerned" over declining political freedom in Tunisia.
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Google in China: censorship vs economic gain
01/07/2010 - TALKING POINTS

Google in China: censorship vs economic gain

Relations between the American search giant and Beijing have been tense since Google stated it no longer wanted to co-operate with the Chinese government's web filtering. In March, Google closed its China-based search engine and rerouted users to its unfiltered Hong Kong site. But the company stopped the automatic rerouting this week. So is Google doing too much to please Beijing and tap into the lucrative Chinese market?
No comment from Beijing as Google licence expires
01/07/2010 - INTERNET

No comment from Beijing as Google licence expires

A feature of the Google internet search engine remained blocked to China’s 400 million Internet users on Thursday, as the deadline for renewal of the company’s operating licence, which expired on Wednesday, passed without any comment from Beijing.
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Google to end automatic rerouting from China site
29/06/2010 - TECHNOLOGY

Google to end automatic rerouting from China site

In a bid to secure renewal of its China operating licence, Google said on Tuesday it would stop an automatic redirect to its Hong Kong site - a U-turn from Google's original threat in January to shut down Google.cn over censorship issues.
Authorities unblock YouTube but 'sacrilegious content' to remain inaccessible
27/05/2010 - PAKISTAN

Authorities unblock YouTube but 'sacrilegious content' to remain inaccessible

Pakistan unblocked YouTube late Wednesday, but warned that Web users would not be able to access "sacrilegious content". Pakistani authorities last week banned Facebook and YouTube, and restricted access to Wikipedia, citing "blasphemous" content.
Judge orders Facebook block over religious cartoons
19/05/2010 - PAKISTAN

Judge orders Facebook block over religious cartoons

A competition begun on a Pakistani Facebook page to draw caricatures of the Prophet Mohammed has ended in a court injunction blocking access to the popular social networking site until May 31.
Google ‘outs’ countries that demand data on web users
21/04/2010 - INTERNET

Google ‘outs’ countries that demand data on web users

Google is once again on a mission to prove that it observes its own maxim "don’t be evil" by launching a tool that shows which countries have made requests for user data and for data to be filtered out of searches.
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Controversial film struck from TV line-up following religious pressure
01/04/2010 - LEBANON

Controversial film struck from TV line-up following religious pressure

A Lebanese television channel Tuesday elected not to broadcast the romantic movie “The Kite” after facing pressure from the Druze religious community. Film critic Ibrahim al-Ariss explains the growing phenomenon of religious censorship in Lebanon.
Google blames China for blocking its Internet search service
31/03/2010 - INTERNET

Google blames China for blocking its Internet search service

Google reports that its search traffic in China appears to be back to normal, a day after the Internet giant blamed "the great firewall" of China for blocking its Internet search service in the country in a statement Tuesday.
Chinese search results returning error messages
30/03/2010 - INTERNET

Chinese search results returning error messages

Certain searches queried on Google from within China elicited error messages on Tuesday, but it is unclear if the site is being blocked or experiencing a technical glitch. Google said last week that it would no longer censor Chinese search results.
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