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

Freedom of Speech · June, 2010
RSS

Monthly archive

Stories about Freedom of Speech from June, 2010

30 June 2010

29 June 2010

Cuba: On Journalism

Written by Janine Mendes-Franco · Quick Reads · Latin America

Cuba: Spotlight on Fariñas

Written by Janine Mendes-Franco · Quick Reads · Latin America

Egypt: The Ministry of Interior Seeks Revenge

Written by Marwa Rakha · Middle East & North Africa

Egyptian activists have utilised citizen media to the fullest in exposing police torture and corruption. Marwa Rakha writes about their newest initiative and uncovers the case of an Egyptian activist...

Italy: Large protest against “gag” rule bill on local media

Written by Bernardo Parrella · Quick Reads · Western Europe

Lebanon: Letter to the President

Written by Layal Al Khatib · Quick Reads · Middle East & North Africa

Lao44 website

Written by Mong Palatino · Quick Reads · East Asia

Thailand: First country to block 100,000 websites

Written by Mong Palatino · Quick Reads · East Asia

28 June 2010

Russia: New Initiatives Indicate Government's Fear of the New Media

Written by Alexey Sidorenko · Eastern & Central Europe

Alexey Sidorenko writes about the Russian government's attempts to control cyberspace - and its apparent fear of the new media.

Serbia: Mufti Zukorlic vs Blic

Written by Veronica Khokhlova · Quick Reads · Eastern & Central Europe

Peru: A Bill on Obscene Content

Written by Juan Arellano · Latin America

A few days ago the news broke of a bill that had been approved by the Justice Comission in Congress, proposing an amendment to section 183-B of the Penal Code,...