Journalists in Sri Lanka contend that since the end of the 25 year civil war in 2009, their situation has actually worsened. Print and online publications are threatened or censored regularly, and by 2010 at least half a dozen writers fled the country.
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To track and surveil citizens online, repressive regimes in the Middle East and North Africa have relied on Western technology for years. US company BlueCoat has been accused for months of providing the Assads with products for online crackdown.
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TalkBackTV MidEast is already facilitating the free exchange of ideas, allowing citizens with on-the-ground experience to contribute to news reports, question media coverage, and lampoon politicians.
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As Egypt holds vote, Egyptian-American journalist, Mona Eltahawy, recounts her arrest for 12 hours by Egypt’s security forces on November 23 near Tahrir Square, during which time she was brutally beaten and sexually assaulted.
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Mesfin Negash talked with us about the effect of the anti-terrorism law on Ethiopian journalism, the law’s hand in the exile of Addis Neger’s staff, and denies the validity of the government’s charges against him.
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The audience for Farda, RFE/RL’s Persian-language service, has to contend with a host of threats from the regime in Tehran, which looks to punish its own citizens for listening to free media.
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