Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS)
ONI Blog: Georgian filtering of Russian media sites is "defensive"
Inaccurate and inflammatory reports by Russian media sites are likely behind the decision by major Georgian ISPs to implement limited Internet filtering. The limited filtering of Russian media sites appears to be part of the governments declared state of emergency. At least...
- Posted on 15/Aug/2008; tagged in Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS)
ONI Blog: Georgian censorship of Russian media sites expands to a second ISP
[UPDATED] Censorship of Russian media sites in Georgia continues to expand despite the winding down of hostilities. ONI and the Information Warfare Monitor confirms that filtering of Russian media sites resident on the .ru domain has spread to a...
- Posted on 13/Aug/2008; tagged in Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS)
ONI Blog: Russian-Georgian cyberwar: surge in Internet filtering and denial of service attacks
The conflict over Ossetia dramatically demonstrates the extent to which virtual space is now a domain of warfare. The OpenNet Initiative together with its sister project the Information Warfare Monitor are monitoring the fallout from the virtual battlefield. The...
- Posted on 12/Aug/2008; tagged in Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS)
ONI Blog: Armenia imposes Internet censorship as unrest breaks out following disputed Presidential elections
Armenia imposed censorship of Internet and media content as political unrest prompted authorities to enact a state of emergency following the recent Presidential elections. Riots broke out on March 1-2, 2008 after hundreds of protesters were injured and up to ...
- Posted on 11/Mar/2008; tagged in Armenia, Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS)
ONI Blog: Central Asian governments continue to clamp down on the Internet – II
Corruption rumors involving high-echelon officials is a sensitive topic for governments of the CIS. In October last year, ONI wrote a blog post on Kazakhstan’s political censorship of opposition sites. Four Web sites were shut down after they posted transcripts...
- Posted on 04/Feb/2008; tagged in Kazakhstan, Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS)
ONI Blog: Central Asian governments continue to clamp down on the Internet – I
The President of Uzbekistan, Islam Karimov, officially started his third presidential term on January 16, 2008. The outcome of the elections was of surprise to no one as there is no real opposition in the country. According to the President’s administration, the...
- Posted on 04/Feb/2008; tagged in Uzbekistan, Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS)
ONI Blog: Opposition Web sites shut down in Kazakhstan
Four opposition news Web sites in Kazakhstan were temporarily blocked during the last weeks. The oil-rich Central Asian country with strong ambitions to chair the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) in 2009 has tightened the leash on the...
- Posted on 28/Oct/2007; tagged in Kazakhstan, Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS)
ONI Blog: Internet cafes open in Turkmenistan
Just days after the inauguration of President Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov, Turkmenistan saw the opening of its first Internet cafes. While the cafes are few in number and high in hourly cost, they appear to offer unfiltered and unmonitored public access...
- Posted on 18/Feb/2007; tagged in Turkmenistan, Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS)
ONI Blog: Belarus tightens Internet controls (Times Online and AP)
"Belarussian authorities have imposed tougher restrictions on internet use, obliging owners of internet cafes and computer clubs to keep logs of websites accessed by customers and report them to security services." (Times Online and AP)...
ONI Blog: Uzbekistan: Internet hit by media law change (NBCentralAsia)
On January 15, an amended media law came into force in Uzbekistan that defines websites as media outlets, giving the government greater dominion over the Internet and reportedly resulting in censorship by service providers. ...
- Posted on 02/Feb/2007; tagged in Uzbekistan, Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS)
