Internet in Belarus is "under Censorship," Reporters Without Borders

14.03.2011 13:58
Архив Редакция

International human rights organization Reporters Without Borders published a new list of Internet enemies, as well as a list of the countries where the global network is "under surveillance." Belarus was included in the second list because of the Decree №60, as well as "pressure on the press during the election campaign" in Belarus.

The list of «countries-enemies of the Internet» includes Burma, Vietnam, China, Cuba, Iran, Saudi Arabia, North Korea, Syria, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan.

Along with Belarus, Australia, Bahrain, Chile, Egypt, Libya, Malaysia, Russia, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey, UAE, Sri Lanka, Sudan and South Korea compose the list of «under watch» countries.

Reporters Without Borders published a report on the state of press freedom and information on the Internet specifically for the International Day against Internet censorship, which is celebrated on March 12. Secretary General Jean-Francois Zhuyyar notes that different levels of censorship are currently operating in more than 60 countries, «Narodnaya Volia

«At least 119 people were detained for expressing their personal view on the Internet. As it is the network that played a key role in recent events in Tunisia and Egypt, governments increasingly seek to take the information, circulating in the network, under their control, as well as to extract any criticism. And today, it is necessary to defend freedom of expression online and to protect cyber-dissidents more than ever,» said Francois Zhuyyar.

карта цензуры в интернете 2334.jpgPhoto: 12mars.rsf.org: the Internet countries-enemies are marked with purple on the map, clared red — countries where the Internet, according to Reporters Without Borders, is under the control of censorship.

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