East Asia
South Korea threatens free expression too…
As partisans of North Korea use threats to supress The Interview, South Korea's high court bans a pro-DPRK political party. Do you think either side grasps the irony?
Tag: politics of cyberspace
Europe
UK announces sweeping anti-terrorism bill
The UK Home Secretary announced a new Counter-Terrorism and Security Bill that would expand travel restrictions and Internet surveillance.
Southeast Asia
Thailand: editor sentenced for defaming king
A military court in Thailand sentenced web editor Nut Rungwong to four-and-a-half years in prison—the latest journalist convicted of defaming the nation's king.
Mexico
Tamaulipas: ‘citizen journalist’ assassinated
"Citizen journalists" who continued to report on the bloody cartel wars in Tamaulipas after the newspapers were terrorized into silence are now being targeted for assassination.
Europe
Hungary drops proposed Internet tax law
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban announced that his proposed Internet tax will be dropped after the legislation instating the tax sparked mass protests in Budapest.
Greater Middle East
Saudi court sentences lawyers for public criticisms
A court in Saudi Arabia sentenced three lawyers to between five and eight years in prison for accusing the country's justice system of arbitrary detentions on Twitter.
Greater Middle East
Bahrain activist charged over insulting tweets
Rights activist Nabeel Rajab faces criminal charges over his tweets that claimed Bahrain's security institutions were the first incubators for extremist ideology.
East Asia
Hong Kong: dissent spreads to mainland
Dozens of activists across the People's Republic have been detained for posting online statements in support of the Hong Kong protests, and even raising placards in public.
East Asia
China bars online images as Hong Kong explodes
Instagram was blocked in mainland China in an evident attempt to stop images of pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong as street clashes entered their third day.
North Africa
Benghazi: youth activists slain in ‘Black Friday’
In a wave of attacks known as "Black Friday," several Libyan army officers and civil activists were assassinated—including two young bloggers who advocated peace and democracy.
Central Asia
Next: Free Siberia?
In a little-noted irony, as Vladiimir Putin backs the "People's Republics" in eastern Ukraine, he has cracked down on a separatist movement that has emerged in Siberia.
Europe
Fascist pseudo-anti-fascism advances in Russia
Putin's political machine convened an "anti-fascist" summit at Yalta in annexed Crimea, attended by Hungary's Jobbik party, the British Nationalist Party and other neo-fascist entities.