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U.S., world community focus on strengthening Internet freedom State Department event, press freedom report cite online restriction. U.S. State Dept. Wash. File story...

U.S. intensifies efforts for worldwide Internet freedom Internet freedom will be part of State Department’s annual Human Rights Reports. U.S. State Dept. Wash. File story...

U.S. State Department outlines Global Internet Freedom Task Force (GIFT) strategy Group seeks to maximize freedom of expression, free flow of information and ideas with $500,000 grant program. U.S. State Dept. fact sheet... | Русский

 

ARTICLE 19 launches a campaign against online censorship in Iran A19 press release... | A19 Persian Impediment campaign...

 

Iran: prosecute torturers, not bloggers
The Iranian Judiciary should prosecute officials responsible for the arbitrary detention and alleged torture of several bloggers in 2004, instead of prosecuting the bloggers for expressing their opinions.
Human Rights Watch press release...

Internet fuels rise in number of jailed journalists The Committee to Protect Journalists census finds more held without charge or due process. China, Cuba, Eritrea, and Ethiopia were the top four jailers among the 24 nations who imprisoned journalists. CPJ article... | Detailed report...

17,000 people vote against Internet enemies during 24-hour protest against online censorship Reporters Without Borders press release... | BBC report... | VOA report...

List of the 13 Internet enemies in 2006 published Reporters Without Borders press release...

State Department official details U.S. support for free flow of information more story...

Chinese ban on Wikipedia lifted for now more story from Wikinews...

Russian Blogosphere Growing by 100 Blogs Every Hour Vienna, September 29, 2006 – The Russian-language blogosphere, currently expanding at the rate of 100 new blogs every hour of every day, now includes more than 1.15 million blogs on which their creators and visitors have posted more than 80 million messages, according to a new
study of the Russian Internet. more story...

Reporters must be courageous and curious, veteran journalist says "Handbook of Independent Journalism" author discusses role of free press U.S. State Dept. Wash. File story... | Handbook of Independent Journalism... | International Center for Journalists | News University | NewsLab | transcript of Deborah Potter webchat...

Vietnamese prisoner of conscience and cyber dissident Dr Pham Hong Son was released from jail but will remain under house arrest for up to three years Amnesty International press release...

Newspaper dot-coms dominate Online Journalism Award finalists Online Journalism Review story...

Internet companies aid censorship in China "Western Internet companies are complicit in actively censoring political material without telling users what’s happening and why." -- Rebecca MacKinnon, consultant to Human Rights Watch

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Chinese blogger's release no guarantee of press freedom USC Annenberg Online Journalism Review Kim Pearson story..

 

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