Blogger arrests hit record high

More bloggers than ever face arrest for exposing human rights abuses or criticising governments, says a report.  Since 2003, 64 people have been arrested for publishing their views on a blog, says the University of Washington annual report.

In 2007 three times as many people were arrested for blogging about political issues than in 2006, it revealed. More than half of all the arrests since 2003 have been made in China, Egypt and Iran, said the report. Full Story »

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by Elizabeth White-Nadler - Oct. 1, 2008

While the subject is certainly important and newsworthy, this short article does not do it justice. The increase in blogger arrests worldwide is alarming, especially since there is really no way accurately to estimate how widespread it is. I would like to see an in-depth discussion of how various governments (including our own, with the Patriot Act) are policing the internet and what, if anything, can be done to preserve what I hold to be a basic human right, freedom of expression.

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