Global Voices · Citizen media stories about Freedom of Speech from May 2010

31 May 2010

30 May 2010

Bangladesh: The Reason For The Facebook Ban

Written by Rezwan · Quick Reads · South Asia

Russia: Bloggers Cover Moscow Gay Pride Parade

Written by Gregory Asmolov · Quick Reads · Eastern & Central Europe

Bangladesh: Facebook Temporarily Blocked

Written by Rezwan · South Asia

Bangladesh has become the second country in Asia after Pakistan to block the entire Facebook domain. Bangladeshi bloggers are expressing their astonishment, anger and protest against this ban.

29 May 2010

Ghana: Ghana National Media Commission has failed

Written by Ndesanjo Macha · Quick Reads · Sub-Saharan Africa

Vietnam: Report on online censorship

Written by Mong Palatino · Quick Reads · East Asia

28 May 2010

Bahrain: On German Freedom

Written by Amira Al Hussaini · Quick Reads · Middle East & North Africa

Zimbabwe: Outlawed newspaper coming back

Written by Ndesanjo Macha · Quick Reads · Sub-Saharan Africa

Eritrea: Exiled editor reunites with family

Written by Ndesanjo Macha · Quick Reads · Sub-Saharan Africa

Russia: Blogger and Activist Arrested for Viral Video

Written by Alexey Sidorenko · Quick Reads · Eastern & Central Europe

Iran: Two Bloggers and Student Leader on Hunger Strike in Prison

Written by Fred Petrossian · Middle East & North Africa

Two bloggers and one leading student activist - deprived of their pen and blogs in an Iranian prison - are now using a hunger strike to protest prison conditions and...