· October, 2005

Stories about Freedom of Speech from October, 2005

Wikipedia Blocked in China

  20 October 2005

Wikipedia, the free online encyclopedia based on collaboration and participation is now blocked in many areas in China. On the main page on Wikipedia in Chinese, a sentence appeared:”Some users in mainland China are finding accessing problem temporarily for unconfirmed reasons”. It also asked the users who can visit the...

Tunisia: Hunger Strike and Censorship

  18 October 2005

Neila Charchour Hachicha writes that the PLM’s web site, which was the unique political website accessible in Tunisia has been censored today. “However we want you to get the declaration of the 7 political personnalities who undertook today October 18th 2005 an unllimited hunger strike. We need the help of...

Cambodia: Radio Host Arrest

  18 October 2005

Lux Mean at Cambodia Blog worries that bloggers may be next, after the arrest of a local radio host. The announcer's alleged crime? Interviewing a critic of a Vietnam-Cambodia border agreement.