Middle East and North Africa (MENA)

ONI Blog: Egyptian Blogger Alaa Abdel Fattah Releases Letter From Prison

Egyptian blogger and activist Alaa Abdel Fattah released a letter from prison last week revealing details about his month-long incarceration. After the October 9 demonstration in Cairo, the most violent clash between the state and civilians since Hosni Mubarak was ousted,...

- Posted on 09/Nov/2011; tagged in Egypt, Middle East and North Africa (MENA), Arrests and legal action

ONI Blog: Threats to the Open Net: November 4, 2011

Every week, the OpenNet Initiative provides a weekly news roundup (dubbed "Threats to the Open Net") in addition to our usual in-depth blog posts. If you would like to subscribe to the RSS feed for our newsreel, our entire blog,...

- Posted on 04/Nov/2011; tagged in China, United States of America, Syria, United Kingdom, Gaza and the West Bank, United States/Canada, Asia, Middle East and North Africa (MENA), Europe, Take-down, Cybercrime and security, Threats to the Open Net, Filtering tech and software

ONI Blog: Threats to the Open Net: October 21, 2011

- Posted on 21/Oct/2011; tagged in United States of America, Libya, United States/Canada, Middle East and North Africa (MENA), Europe

ONI Blog: Tunisian Internet Agency Admits to Testing Western Companies' Censorship Software

At the third annual Arab Bloggers Meeting this week, it was revealed that Tunisia has been secretly testing western companies' censorship software. AB11's website recently reported that software companies offered discounts to the Tunisian government in order to test and track...

- Posted on 04/Oct/2011; tagged in Tunisia, Middle East and North Africa (MENA)

ONI Blog: Threats to the Open Net: September 30, 2011

- Posted on 30/Sep/2011; tagged in United States/Canada, Middle East and North Africa (MENA)

ONI Blog: Threats to the Open Net: September 16, 2011

- Posted on 16/Sep/2011; tagged in Burma, Iran, Thailand, Algeria, United Kingdom, Asia, Middle East and North Africa (MENA), Europe

ONI Blog: Three Online Activists Arrested in Morocco

Morocco’s populist movement has seen a jolting response from the government in the last few days. Global Voices recently reported that three online activists have been arrested in the country. Mohamed Douas, Moad Belghouat, and Younes Belmalha have all...

- Posted on 14/Sep/2011; tagged in Morocco, Middle East and North Africa (MENA)

ONI Blog: Threats to the Open Net: September 9, 2011

- Posted on 09/Sep/2011; tagged in China, Iran, South Korea, Russia, Asia, Middle East and North Africa (MENA), Data retention, Geolocational Filtering, Threats to the Open Net

ONI Blog: Libya's Internet Restored Briefly After Months of Silence

Recently, various sources have reported that Libya’s Internet has been turned back on after more than six months of a government-mandated blackout. On August 21, Internet connectivity was restored in Tripoli just as rebels were taking over the capital. CNN...

- Posted on 03/Sep/2011; tagged in Libya, Middle East and North Africa (MENA)

ONI Blog: Threats to the Open Net: September 2, 2011

- Posted on 02/Sep/2011; tagged in China, Uzbekistan, Pakistan, Asia, Middle East and North Africa (MENA), Non-filtering content restrictions, Privacy, Geolocational Filtering, Threats to the Open Net