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The Jamestown Foundation
January 29, 2018
That may help explain what Novaya Gazeta identifies as the “restrained resentment” of Belarusian Foreign Minister Vladimir Makei, who declared Belarus did ... Second, blocking effectively boosts such anonymity- and privacy-centered browsers as Tor and Opera, which will make uncovering other InternetÃÂ ...
RT
January 29, 2018
At the same time, 23 percent of respondents said that they would back the initiative to launch a separate internet for the Russian Federation alone. Thirty percent of Russians said that their country could have a united internet with Belarus and 24 percent said that the project could include Kazakhstan.
Word and Way
January 17, 2018
“And this is happening on the internet.” Jerry Johnson speaks about Internet Freedom Watch on Dec. 7. (National Religious Broadcasters)Thus, Johnson announced the NRB's new initiative, Internet Freedom Watch, to monitor and expose internet censorship. Johnson said the NRB was founded in 1944 “inÃÂ ...
Human Rights Watch
January 13, 2018
The guidelines were an attempt to bring internet content in line with Chinese television regulations that have explicitly banned depictions of same-sex ... Similar propaganda-style legislation has been debated in Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova and Ukraine, leading toÃÂ ...
Xinhua
January 12, 2018
12 (Xinhua) -- Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said Thursday he would reconcile border-related differences with Russia in 2018, Belarusian State-owned Telegragh ... He added that the Belarus-Russia border is often called "the strangest border in Europe" on the Internet and elsewhere.
Open Democracy
January 8, 2018
It was based on two expeditions into the Belarusian part of the evacuation zone, interviews with people who were evacuated after the explosion, fragments of Svetlana Alexievich's “Chernobyl Prayer” and, interestingly, excerpts from contemporary internet forums on the construction of a new nuclear powerÃÂ ...
Belarus Digest
January 8, 2018
Even if the West will not impose formal restrictions on Belarusian electricity, informally Belarusian aspirations for the use of its nuclear power is already suspect. That is, the European Union will likely seek to ensure that any leverage Belarus (and Russia) can gain from cheap supplies of energy in the regionÃÂ ...
Open Democracy
December 21, 2017
A global multi-stakeholder body, the IGF is recognised as the widest-reaching international forum on internet governance. Repressive campaigns targeting online platforms are part of an unprecedented and growing trend of restrictions on fundamental freedoms globally, as indicated by CIVICUS Monitor,ÃÂ ...
Voice of America
November 16, 2017
"We should not just make the internet fully free, it also needs to be orderly... The United States and Europe also need to deal with these fake news and rumors" Ren told journalists without elaborating. China enforces strict internet censorship rules, which have hardened this year with new restrictions onÃÂ ...
Belarus Digest
November 16, 2017
Liavon Volski who demonstrated clear opposition to Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenka and his regime became one of them in 2004. Such artists as Siarhei Mikhalok and Zmicer Vajciuškievič have faced bans and restrictions on performing on Belarusian stages. An unofficial black-list ofÃÂ ...
RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty
October 31, 2017
A controversial law tightening restrictions on the Internet comes in force in Russia on November 1, months ahead of a March 2018 election that is widely expected to hand President Vladimir Putin a new six-year term. The law signed by Putin on July 29 prohibits the use of Internet proxy services includingÃÂ ...
RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty
July 30, 2017
Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed controversial legislation prohibiting the use of Internet proxy services -- including virtual private networks, or VPNs -- and cracking down on the ... Under the law, Internet providers will be ordered to block websites that offer VPNs and other proxy services.
RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty
July 23, 2017
MOSCOW -- Hundreds of demonstrators took to the streets of Moscow on July 23 to protest Internet censorship and demand the resignation of the head of Russia's state media regulator. The protest came amid a broad crackdown on online speech in recent years that rights activists say is targetingÃÂ ...
CPJ Press Freedom Online (blog)
April 20, 2017
The German cabinet on April 5 approved a "Draft Law to Improve Law Enforcement in Social Networks" (Netzwerkdurchsetzungsgesetz), ostensibly aimed at combatting disinformation and hate speech, that raises concerns about restrictions on free expression and the privatization of censorship. The lawÃÂ ...
PoliticalCritique.org
December 31, 1999
In Belarus, from three to four thousand people, mostly youth under 30, are sentenced for "illicit drug trafficking" yearly. Political Critique tried to .... The girl helped her friend to make an order on the Internet and went to pick up a pack with psychotropic substance in an indicated place. As it turned out later, herÃÂ ...
Inner City Press
September 28, 2017
Google, Asked at UN About Censorship, Moved to Censor the Questioner, ... the IMF would know what restrictions were being referred to, since they imposed them. .... about the Internet cut off (lifted only after 94 days) and other restrictions in the .... Inner City Press asked Spokesperson Gerry Rice about Dominica, Belarus,ÃÂ ...
Russia Matters
September 27, 2017
Russian air force units began to redeploy to Russian airfields from Belarus on ... and lift trade restrictions with the European Union in order to receive the finalÃÂ ...
The Phnom Penh Post
September 10, 2017
As long as our clients have access to the internet, they can check the ... Recently, we established a business partnership with a company in Belarus. Have government regulations or restrictions on GPS technology had anyÃÂ ...
Belarus News (BelTA)
August 24, 2017
MINSK, 24 August (BelTA) – Tough restrictions on destructive information in the Internet are needed, Belarus President Alexander LukashenkoÃÂ ...
Tempo
August 23, 2017
... for Android, designed to protect user data transmitted via the Internet. ... due to legal restrictions: Belarus, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar, Iran, UAE,ÃÂ ...
IT-Online
August 17, 2017
... for Android, designed to protect user data transmitted via the Internet. ... due to legal restrictions: Belarus, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar, Iran, UAE,ÃÂ ...
Creators Syndicate
August 1, 2017
And there are Social Security restrictions that prevent benefits from being sent ... made up the Soviet Union (places like Belarus, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, etc.) ... Or, assuming you have internet access, you can use SSA's website.
RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty
July 30, 2017
Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed controversial legislation prohibiting the use of Internet proxy services -- including virtual privateÃÂ ...
RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty
July 27, 2017
Hard-line conservatives have long pushed for more restrictions on the Telegram app, which, according to its CEO Pavel Durov, has 40 millionÃÂ ...
RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty
July 23, 2017
MOSCOW -- Hundreds of demonstrators took to the streets of Moscow on July 23 to protest Internet censorship and demand the resignation ofÃÂ ...
RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty
July 21, 2017
The Russian parliament's lower house has passed a bill that would prohibit the use of Internet proxy services including virtual private networks,ÃÂ ...
CNBC
July 10, 2017
Internet controls in China are about to get even more restrictive. ... China's government says allows users to circumvent censorship restrictions.
The Register
May 25, 2017
Venezuela is increasingly censoring its internet and expanding online surveillance of citizens. The country is currently in a state of emergencyÃÂ ...
CPJ Press Freedom Online (blog)
April 20, 2017
The statement by the Global Network Initiative (GNI) today follows increase pressure from governments on internet and social media firms toÃÂ ...
Foreign Policy (blog)
March 15, 2017
In 2016, social media dominated the internet and the world. On November 8, Republican Donald Trump was elected the 45th President of theÃÂ ...
Geektime
January 27, 2017
Parts of Cameroon are now entering their tenth day without internet access due to a government-ordered blackout that began the night ofÃÂ ...
New Eastern Europe
May 18, 2016
These results suggest that media freedom in Belarus has neither been ... perfectly reflects the continuity of media restrictions in Belarus. ... However, within this timeframe the number of internet users in Belarus has multiplied fourfold. ... who have been persecuted, censored, self-censored, harassed andÃÂ ...
Vocativ
December 21, 2014
Belarus is notorious for its tight censorship controls, especially on the Internet. Its authoritarian president, Alexander Lukashenko, is a big fan ofÃÂ ...
Kyiv Post
December 31, 1999
Belarus preparing new Internet restrictions ... It envisages procedures governing the restriction of access to sites containing banned informationÃÂ ...
Russia Beyond the Headlines
December 31, 1999
There are a number of restrictions, however. ... Second, this permit has a territorial restriction; for example, you can't get ... The answers to history and legislation questions can be found on the Internet. ... Most people who migrate for a long stay are originally coming from Central Asia, Ukraine, and Belarus.
DevOps Online
December 31, 1999
Designed to protect user data transmitted via the internet, Kaspersky ... in the following regions because of legal restrictions: Belarus, Oman,ÃÂ ...
ISBuzz News
December 31, 1999
... malicious use of information transmitted via the Internet connection. ... due to legal restrictions: Belarus, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar, Iran, UAE,ÃÂ ...
Fast Company
March 24, 2017
The OTF got its start after members of Congress, including many prominent Republicans, felt frustrated in 2011 with the State Department's pace in implementing its own programs to combat internet censorship in countries like China and Iran. ... "In ...
RightsInfo
March 2, 2017
Journalists face an escalating risk of violence, threats and government censorship 'like never before', according to a report from Index on Censorship. The statistics are alarming. During 2016 in ... Those covering political demonstrations regularly ...
Eurasia Review
February 13, 2017
In the last few days, three such Internet-based initiatives have come out of Eurasia: a petition drive in Belarus against Russian military exercises there, an appeal to the presidents of Russia and the US to defend the indigenous population of the ...
PetaPixel (blog)
February 11, 2017
Now that the Internet is saturated with timelapse and drone videos, one of the next big frontiers may be combining the two.
The National Interest Online (blog)
February 3, 2017
America can still fight and win two major wars at the same time, or at least come near enough to winning that neither Russia nor China would see much hope in the gamble.
OC Weekly
January 31, 2017
On Inauguration night, the curtain speech given by a member of the Belarus Free Theatre (BFT) ended with the wish that U.S.
PoliticalCritique.org
January 21, 2017
The waiting hall of the train station in the Belarusian city of Brest looks monumental, even grandiose - and yet startlingly cosy.
THUMP
January 20, 2017
In a world where political leaders are realizing that they can govern on outright lies and even the words used to impugn such behavior have quickly been adopted to further their mission of disarray, the only response that makes sense is confusion.
Gizmodo Australia
January 10, 2017
We often talk about "Australia Tax", but how bad do we really have it? How do the cost of electronics in this country stack up with others around the world?
Irish Examiner
December 25, 2016
Trump attempts to impose emergency restrictions and curfews in major cities. California emerges as the centre of opposition to Trump, with ... In return, Merkel and Trump recognize Russia's sway over Ukraine, Belarus and Syria. For Putin, Russia's ...
OilPrice.com
December 22, 2016
Trump's stance on international trade is widely thought to clash with his enthusiasm for U.S. energy production and the potential for energy exports, as imposing tariffs or trade restrictions may only harm American energy exports while doing little to ...
Gadget
December 22, 2016
A Polish law was instated that loosened spying restrictions for police, the UK received Investigatory Powers Bill, Rule 41 in the U.S.
Foreign Policy (blog)
December 20, 2016
Does it improve ordinary Cubans access to the internet and information, breaking down the Castro regime's wall of censorship placed between the Cuban people and the outside world, and between Cubans themselves? Does it .... President George H. W. Bush ...
