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Pakistan Blocks YouTube

Posted on Monday, February 25th, 2008 by robert

YouTube access has been blocked in Pakistan for hosting material offensive to Islam. Its telecommunications authority ordered internet service providers to block the site until further notice. Reports said the content included Danish cartoons depicting the Prophet Muhammad that have … Continue reading →

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Moroccan Jailed For Spoof Facebook Profile

Posted on Monday, February 25th, 2008 by robert

From the BBC, Fouad Mourtada has been jailed for 3 years and fined $1300 for creating a fake profile in the name of a Prince in the Royal Family. In his defence, he said he admired the prince, and that … Continue reading →

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Decision To Free Five May Help Scot’s Appeal

Posted on Thursday, February 14th, 2008 by robert

From The Scotsman: A Scottish student jailed for terrorism-related offences last year hopes a Court of Appeal decision in England may help to free him. Five men jailed for similar crimes walked free yesterday. Lord Chief Justice Lord Phillips, sitting … Continue reading →

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Appeal Frees 5 Students Jailed For ‘Jihadist’ Material

Posted on Thursday, February 14th, 2008 by robert

Five British Muslim students jailed for downloading extremist material from the internet were released today, after the Appeal Court ruled their convictions were unsafe. The Lord Chief Justice said that although the evidence was clear that the five had accessed … Continue reading →

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British Athletes [Not] Restricted From Criticising China On Human Rights (Updated)

Posted on Sunday, February 10th, 2008 by robert

Update: It seems like the truth lies somewhere in the middle. The BOA has clarified it’s position (BBC coverage this time) saying: “I accept that the interpretation of one part of the draft BOA’s Team Members Agreement appears to have … Continue reading →

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Chinese Protestation of Internet Censorship Grows

Posted on Monday, February 4th, 2008 by robert

Zhu Nan had been itching to say something about the country’s pervasive online censorship system, widely known here as the Great Firewall. When China’s censors began blocking access to the popular photo-sharing site Flickr, Zhu felt the moment had come. … Continue reading →

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