Azerbaijan – One blogger denied parole, another pardoned
Reporters Without Borders reiterates its support for the jailed blogger and activist Bakhtiyar Hajiyev and calls for his immediate release after Judge Reshad Mustafaev, presiding a hearing in the Baku district of Garadagh, yesterday rejected a request for his release on parole. Hajiyev’s lawyer, Intigam Aliyev, described the proceedings as biased and politically motivated. No attention had been paid to defence objections, he said, announcing his intention to refer the case to the European (…)
DRC – Journalist In Danger annual report urges authorities to “rescue press freedom”
Journalist In Danger (JED), the partner organization of Reporters Without Borders in the Democratic Republic of Congo, paints a bleak picture in its annual report published on 28 December and calls on the government to put an end to the growing crackdown on the media. The report was published in the wake of a disputed election and while the country was still gripped by tension. Joseph Kabila, acknowledged by the Supreme Court as the winner of the election, was sworn in on 20 December. His (…)
The Most Pirated Games of 2011
As 2011 comes to an end, we follow up our most pirated movies and TV-shows charts by taking a look at the most pirated games of the year. Crysis 2 comes out on top in the PC games category in 2011. On Xbox 360 Gears of War 3 receives the same honor, while Super Mario Galaxy 2 scoops the title of most pirated Wii game for the second year in a row.
Source: The Most Pirated Games of 2011
Syria – Arab League observers must visit jailed bloggers and journalists, demand their release
As the Arab League observer mission continues in Syria, Reporters Without Borders is relieved to learn that Jehad Jamal, a blogger also known as “Milan” who was last arrested on 14 October, was finally released yesterday evening. It was his third period in detention since the start of the mass uprising in March. The first time he was arrested, in the northern city of Aleppo on 5 May, he was held for a month. The second time he was arrested, on 8 August, he was held for two months. Jamal’s (…)
2011 in Review: Search Incident to Arrest and Your Cell Phone
As the year draws to a close, EFF is looking back at the major trends influencing digital rights in 2011 and discussing where we are in the fight for a free expression, innovation, fair use, and privacy.
2011 saw 40% of all mobile phone users in the Un…
A Look Back at 2011
As we approach the new year, the staff of the Citizen Media Law Project had the opportunity — thanks to a kind offer from Student Press Law Center Legal Fellow (as well as CMLP friend and blog contributor) Rob Arcamona – to take a look back at the…
WTF? (What the Fawkes?)
Rosa Luxemburg famously said that those who do not move cannot feel their chains. This morning in Suffolk county court, the ACLU of Massachusetts and our client moved. And we felt our chains.
I had gone to court to listen to our legal team argue a ca…
15 Percent of US File-Sharers Hide Their IP-Address, More to Folllow
In response to increasing legal actions and surveillance of Internet traffic, more and more file-sharers are choosing to hide their identities online. New data gathered through telephone interviews with thousands of adults reveals that in the US 15 percent of all file-sharers take measures to hide their IP-address. Some VPN and proxy providers have doubled their customer base in 2011, and this upward trend is bound to continue in the coming year.
Source: 15 Percent of US File-Sharers Hide Their IP-Address, More to Folllow
Turkey – Court acquits journalist who interviewed Kurdish separatist
Reporters Without Borders hails journalist Ertugrul Mavioglu’s acquittal by an Istanbul court today on a charge of “propaganda in support of a terrorist organization” for interviewing Murat Karayilan of the Union of Kurdistan Communities (KCK), which the authorities regard as the urban wing of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK). The interview was published in three instalments in the newspaper Radikal in October 2010. Mavioglu had been facing the possibility of a seven-and-a-half-year (…)
Tors.in: Dump Your Torrents and Get a Fancy URL to Share
BitTorrent is a great way to share large files with friends, family or even complete strangers, but it’s not always as convenient as it should be. Even though BitTorrent is more than a decade old there’s no site where users can simply dump torrents and get a fancy URL in return, so they can share with others. Until now that is, because the newly launched Tors.in just filled that gap.
Source: Tors.in: Dump Your Torrents and Get a Fancy URL to Share
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