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France 'concerned' at Palestinian jailed for blasphemy blog
AFP, Published on 17/12/2010
» France said Thursday it was "concerned" about the arrest of a young Palestinian blogger jailed for posting "blasphemous" remarks online.
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Egypt president urged to free jailed Facebook user
AFP, Published on 29/12/2010
» Reporters Without Borders has issued a joint call with rights groups for Egypt's president to intervene after an Internet user was sentenced to jail for starting a Facebook group for army recruits.
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China's police use micro-blogs to boost image
AFP, Published on 04/01/2011
» Police in China have launched micro-blogs in a bid to counter an image as heavy-handed and to "guide public opinion" through improved communications with tech-savvy citizens, state media said Tuesday.
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Citing rights failings, firm divests Cisco holdings
AFP, Published on 13/01/2011
» A US investment management firm has divested of its holdings in Cisco, accusing the networking giant of failing to respond to human rights concerns, particularly in China, and lacking transparency.
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Mexico to pioneer iris technology on ID cards
AFP, Published on 22/01/2011
» Mexico will on Monday become the first country to start using iris scans for identity cards, according to the government, which claims the scheme will be highly secure.
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Egypt's Internet shutdown draws fire in US
AFP, Published on 29/01/2011
» The Egyptian government's unprecedented shutdown of Internet access came under fire on Friday from the White House, social networking giants and digital rights groups.
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China micro-blogging sites censor 'Egypt'
AFP, Published on 29/01/2011
» The word "Egypt" was censored Saturday by several micro-blogging sites in China, where the ruling Communist Party is wary of issues of political reform, demands for democracy and disturbances to public order, including overseas.
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Egypt shutdown worst in Internet history: experts
AFP, Published on 30/01/2011
» The scale of Egypt's crackdown on the Internet and mobile phones amid deadly protests against the rule of President Hosni Mubarak is unprecedented in the history of the web, experts said.
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Saudis use Facebook to press for reform
AFP, Published on 08/02/2011
» Saudis seeking to emulate fellow Arabs by using the web to push for change have created a group on Facebook urging political, social and economic reforms that by Tuesday had nearly 2,000 members.
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Facebook opens Hong Kong office in Asia push
AFP, Published on 10/02/2011
» Facebook has opened a Hong Kong office as it looks to boost its presence in Asia, even though the social networking giant is banned in mainland China, a potentially huge market.
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