A Dutch journalist was arrested in Turkey for tweets criticizing Erdoğan.
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Arzu Geybulla discusses political imprisonment, the stifling of voices in Turkey and Azerbaijan, and her expectations for the two countries’ unsteady futures.
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In this Freedom Chat, Lindsay Bayne speaks with blogger, journalist, and human rights activist Arzu Geybulla. Currently living in Istanbul, Geybulla discusses press freedom, corruption, and political imprisonment in Turkey and Azerbaijan.
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A Spanish company has been targeting the social media accounts of critics of the Ecuadorean government.
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According to a new report by Apparat, the presence of an underground ISIS network on Russian social media points to an inconsistent censorship policy by Russia.
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In this cartoon, Malaysian artist Zunar examines the government’s plan to control Facebook and other social media networks.
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The Iranian government aggressively blocks online content with an extensive blacklist of URLs and URL keywords. According to an Iran Media Program study, Iran’s digital filter blocks access to pages on one of internet’s most open platforms: Wikipedia. Here’s an infographic that shows key findings.
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