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==Persecution of Cyber-Dissidents== ==Persecution of Cyber-Dissidents==

⚫ ===Iran===
⚫ Mohamad Reza Nasab Abdolahi was imprisoned for publishing an open letter to ]; Mohamad's pregnant wife and other bloggers who commented on Mohamad's treatment were also imprisoned. <ref>Connor, A. (2005), , '']'', 20th June 2005. Retrieved on 29th November 2006.</ref>


===Egypt=== ===Egypt===
Several bloggers in Egypt were arrested for allegedly defaming the president ] and expressing critical views about Islam <ref> , '']'', 20th November 2006. Retrieved on 29th November 2006.</ref> Several bloggers in Egypt were arrested for allegedly defaming the president ] and expressing critical views about Islam <ref> , '']'', 20th November 2006. Retrieved on 29th November 2006.</ref>

⚫ ===Iran===
⚫ Mohamad Reza Nasab Abdolahi was imprisoned for publishing an open letter to ]; Mohamad's pregnant wife and other bloggers who commented on Mohamad's treatment were also imprisoned. <ref>Connor, A. (2005), , '']'', 20th June 2005. Retrieved on 29th November 2006.</ref>


===Russia=== ===Russia===

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A cyber-dissident is a professional journalist or citizen journalist who posts news, information, or commentary on the internet that implies criticism of a government or regime.

At least two nonprofit organizations are currently working to raise awareness of the contributions of cyber-dissidents and to defend them against the human rights violations to which some of them are subjected: Global Voices Online and Reporters Without Borders. The latter has released a Handbook For Bloggers and Cyber-Dissidents and maintains a roster of currently imprisoned cyber-dissidents. The Committee to Protect Bloggers has been created

In regions where print and broadcast media are tightly controlled, anonymous online postings by cyber-dissidents may be the only source of information about the experiences, feelings, and opinions of ordinary citizens. This advantage may be offset by the difficulty in assessing the good faith and accuracy of reports originating from anonymous sources.

Persecution of Cyber-Dissidents

Egypt

Several bloggers in Egypt were arrested for allegedly defaming the president Hosni Mubarak and expressing critical views about Islam

Iran

Mohamad Reza Nasab Abdolahi was imprisoned for publishing an open letter to Ayatollah Ali Khamenei; Mohamad's pregnant wife and other bloggers who commented on Mohamad's treatment were also imprisoned.

Russia

When Russian president Vladimir Putin called on his nation's women to have more children, journalist Vladimir Rakhmankov published a satiric article on the Internet calling Putin "the nation's phallic symbol". Rakhmankov was found guilty and fined by the court.

Russian state security service FSB, the main successor to the KGB, has allegedly created special teams of people who appear on various blogs to harass and intimidate political bloggers and thus effectively prevent free discussion of undesirable subjects Such tactics are known as "active measures" in Russia.

References

  1. Egypt arrests another blog critic, BBC News, 20th November 2006. Retrieved on 29th November 2006.
  2. Connor, A. (2005), Not just critics, BBC News, 20th June 2005. Retrieved on 29th November 2006.
  3. Russia: 'Phallic' Case Threatens Internet Freedom
  4. U.S. Media Watchdog Criticizes Russia
  5. Media freedom watchdog condemns conviction of journalist in Russia
  6. FSB brigades in the Internet (Russian)

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