Middle East and North Africa (MENA)
ONI Blog: Internet Filtering in Morocco
Morocco has now joined the list of countries that filter. RSF reports:
Reporters Without Borders has verified that the arso.org, cahiersdusahara.com, cahiersdusahara.com, wsahara.net and spsrasd.info websites have all been rendered inaccessible in Morocco since 21 November. ... A “connection failure” type of...
- Posted on 06/Dec/2005; tagged in Middle East and North Africa (MENA)
ONI Blog: WSIS Media Coverage
BBC - Controversy dogs UN net gathering (pdf)
BBC - Tunisia slated over net controls (pdf)
BBC - Hungry for net freedom in Tunisia (pdf)
Reuters - Rights group faults Tunisia on Internet censorship (pdf)
Times Online...
- Posted on 22/Nov/2005; tagged in Tunisia, Middle East and North Africa (MENA)
ONI Blog: Expression Under Repression and Tunisia's Secret Police
The Berkman Center blogs about "Expression Under Repression," which is of interest not only to civil society groups, but to Tunisia's secret police:
Right now Rebecca MacKinnon and Ethan Zuckerman are hosting "Expression Under Repression," a workshop...
- Posted on 17/Nov/2005; tagged in Tunisia, Middle East and North Africa (MENA)
ONI Blog: From WSIS
The WSIS summit in Tunisia is now well underway and the issue of freedom of expression online is emerging as an important issue. In his opening address, UN Secretary General Kofi Annan stated that freedom of expression was a key issue. During...
- Posted on 16/Nov/2005; tagged in Tunisia, Middle East and North Africa (MENA)
ONI Blog: Internet Filtering in Tunisia in 2005
The OpenNet Initiative is proud to announce the release of Internet Filtering in Tunisia in 2005, a country study that documents Tunisia's attempts to control Internet information, including the filtering of Web sites, blogs, and anonymizer services. You can...
ONI Blog: In the News: Hints of Net Liberalization in Certain Spaces, Increased Clamps in Others
On top of all the excitement at WSIS, there have been some recent articles examining freedom of information on the Net in the Arab world and beyond.
The UAE has recently legalized VOIP, the technology that enables Internet telephony.
Arab...
- Posted on 15/Nov/2005; tagged in Iran, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Middle East and North Africa (MENA)
ONI Blog: ONI Announcement at WSIS in Tunisia
The OpenNet Initiative will have a major announcement at WSIS on Thursday. Berkman Center Fellows and bloggers Rebecca MacKinnon and Ethan Zuckerman lead Expression Under Repression from 14:00 - 17:30, in Expo 2 (no. 3103). The...
- Posted on 15/Nov/2005; tagged in Tunisia, Middle East and North Africa (MENA)
ONI Blog: Internet Censorship in Tunisia at WSIS
The OpenNet Initiative has members attending the World Summit on the Information Society. They report that attendees are sharing a common experience: censorship by a government that claims to protect freedom of thought and expression. In response, many civil...
- Posted on 15/Nov/2005; tagged in Tunisia, Middle East and North Africa (MENA)
ONI Blog: Demographics and Usage of Arabic On-Line Forums & Groups
Middle East Internet expert Helmi Noman has a fascinating new study on the content, and usage, of Arabic forums and groups on-line. He finds that the religion of Islam, and sex, are the two dominant subjects for discourse. ...
- Posted on 13/Oct/2005; tagged in Middle East and North Africa (MENA)
ONI Blog: Filtering in the United Arab Emirates
Gulf News Online covers our study on Internet filtering in the United Arab Emirates, with a comparative approach. Tip of the cap to Ron Deibert for the find......
- Posted on 12/Oct/2005; tagged in United Arab Emirates, Middle East and North Africa (MENA)
