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European Parliament Backs Off Blog Regulation
The European Parliament has passed a resolution urging the European Commission and member states, “to safeguard media pluralism.” The resolution also calls for, “an open discussion on all issues relating to the status of weblogs.”
Are We Bloggers Journalists? Huge Question
It is indeed a loaded question in a world where technology and easy access to it has transformed the role of journalism and how it is practiced.
Can I be considered a journalist because I do have access to the necessary technology and information to expr
Interesting Times Expands Its Coverage
Starting today, Interesting Times will shift its focus. From covering exclusively China, we are moving on to offer a fully international scope.
Detained for earthquake photo posting, China teacher to serve sentence outside of labor camp
Human Rights in China (HRIC) has learned that Liu Shaokun (刘绍坤), who was sentenced to one year of Reeducation-Through-Labor (劳动教养) (RTL) after posting online his photographs of collapsed school buildings in quake-affected areas, was released by the author
Magazine guilty of defaming leaders
The Far Eastern Economic Review (FEER) and it’s editor Hugo Restall have been found guilty of defaming Singapore’s prime minister, Lee Hsein Loong, and his father Lee Kuan Yew.
The summary judgement was made without the case going to trial, in compliance
Changing the climate of fear
The extension of Raja Petra Kamaruddin’s period of detention to two years is another example of the nefarious uses of Malaysia’s Internal Security Act, says Daniel Chandranayagam. But the reaction of ordinary citizens shows the tide may be turning in favo
Al Khaiwani released
Jailed Yemeni journalist Abdul-Karim Al Khaiwani has left jail after the nation’s president granted him an amnesty and cancelled his six-year sentence.
Al Khaiwani was imprisoned for allegedly supporting rebels in Sa’ada, north of Yemen and insulting Pre
YouTube rapper under investigation
Wee Meng Chee, aka Namewee, was quizzed by the police on the matter of his rap song, which featured the Malaysian national anthem “Negaraku”, in the chorus. The song, entitled ’Negarakuku’, had caused controversy last year, with Chinese lyrics purportedly
IFJ Denounces Restrictions in the Coverage of the Tainted Milk Scandal
The International Federation of Journalists has denounced China's Central Propaganda Department for restrictions it has applied on the coverage of the tainted milk scandal that has affected tens of thousands of children.
IFJ points out once again the Chi
Interesting Times: RSF Interview with Wife of Cyber-Dissident Huang Qi
Reporters without Borders have posted an interview with Zeng Li, the wife of cyber-dissident Huan Qi, who has been imprisoned since June 10 in Chengdu, the capital of the Sichuan Province.
Huan had the temerity to publish articles critical of the local a
Damage control in milk powder case
ChinaSmack comes with translations of earlier reports on the Sanlu milk powder case, showing that the case might have been discovered as early as May this year. It describes a post by a father whose child got sick:
Later, a reporter learned that Sanl
U.N. agency eyes curbs on Internet anonymity
A United Nations agency is quietly drafting technical standards, proposed by the Chinese government, to define methods of tracing the original source of Internet communications and potentially curbing the ability of users to remain anonymous.
The U.S. Na
'Heretic' Bloggers Risk Execution Under Iran's New Restrictions
In its latest pressure tactic against Iranian bloggers and text-messagers, Iran's government has declared blogs, texting, social networking sites and, more generally, the Internet "destructive," "tools of media warfare" and more dangerous to the public "t
Uyghur Radio Worker Sacked, Detained for criticizing China policy
Authorities at a Chinese government-run radio station in the remote Xinjiang region have fired and detained an ethnic Uyghur woman working there, apparently for criticizing government policy, Uyghur sources have said.
Mehbube Ablesh, 29, was removed from
Hardliner Repression of Iranians Online
As Tehran's nuclear crisis grabs headlines and there is talk of easing relations with Iran by opening an US interest section in Iran for the first time since hostage crisis of 1979, an ominous development is taking place inside Iran: the escalation of sta
Twitter under atack in Brazil
Today twitter, the most used micro blog here in Brazil is under attack. One of our elections sections, in Ceara, has ruled that a fake political profile should be taken down by the service. (Politicians are forbidden to have any type of interaction on soc
Bloggers urge AIMS to stand up for freedom of expression
he group of bloggers for internet freedom says AIMS should not just make concessions to the practical difficulties of regulating the medium – it should should take a principled stand for freedom of expression. The group, which had submitted proposals to t
New Regulations Threaten Internet Freedom of Expression
A draft law pushed by the Korean Communication Commission (KCC), the country's telecommunication and broadcasting regulator, that imposes strengthened identification policies for Internet users is sparking widespread protests from the public and media.
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