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    • Pedophile Bishops
      France: Satirical Magazine’s Offices Destroyed
      by Caitlyn Christensen / November 17, 2011

      A collection of past covers from Charlie Hebdo. The French satirical magazine, was firebombed just before a special edition “guest edited” by the Prophet Muhammad appeared on newsstands.

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    • Deputy Director-General Tint Swe Calls for Press Freedom in Burma
      Are Burmese Censorship Chief’s Promises Beyond Belief?
      by Olivia Stransky / November 16, 2011

      To get an insider’s perspective on the censorship chief’s statement, Sampsonia Way contacted Cho Tu Zaw, a Burmese writer and film director, and Maung Wuntha, the editor of the Rangoon-based political journal People’s Era.

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    • Syria: More Arbitrary Arrests and Disappearances of Journalists and Bloggers
      by Sampsonia Way / November 10, 2011

      Reporters Without Borders reiterates its concern about the fate of journalists and bloggers who have disappeared or who have been kidnapped over the course of the past nine months of protests against Bashar Al-Assad’s government.

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    • Photo: Democracy Now
      Egypt’s Military Widens Crackdown As Prominent Blogger Alaa Abdel Fattah Remains Imprisoned
      by Sampsonia Way / November 7, 2011

      Abdel Fattah was arrested last week after being accused of instigating clashes between military forces and Coptic Christians nearly a month ago at the state television building, Maspeero.

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    • The Occupy Wall Street Movement: The Arrest and Commentary of Reporter John Farley
      by Laura VanVliet / November 5, 2011

      Despite visible press affiliation, John Farley, a web editor and reporter for the NYC magazine MetroFocus, was arrested on September 24th at Union Square during an Occupy Wall Street demonstration.

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    • Cyber Dissident Ahmed Mansoor
      Human Rights Blogger Arrested in the United Arab Emirates
      by Caitlyn Christensen / November 4, 2011

      Excerpts of Ahmed Mansoor’s blog. Mansoor was arrested in the United Arab Emirates for signing a petition demanding constitutional reform. He is boycotting his own trial.

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    • Egyptian protesters demand internet
      Internet censorship: New tactics spread around the world in 2011
      by Liam Sweeney / November 2, 2011

      As the internet’s role in free speech becomes increasingly prevalent, tactics to control the internet are growing more refined each year. This list of 2011′s current transgressors has been compiled…

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    • The Weekly Digest: Dermot Bolger, Turkmenistan, Egypt
      by Sampsonia Way / October 30, 2011

      The Weekly Digest — a round-up of Sampsonia Way’s top stories — is your source for quality weekend reading.

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    • SRI LANKA-MEDIA-PROTEST
      Censored Website Editor Talks about Media Control in Sri Lanka
      by Sampsonia Way / October 29, 2011

      Lanka-e-News editor Sandaruwan Senadheera, who fled into exile a year ago, has been interviewed by Reporters Without Borders about the current state of media freedom and freedom of information in Sri Lanka.

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    • On October 16, An Emaciated Nabil Released a video from El Marg Prison
      A Statement of Imprisoned Egyptian Blogger Maikel Nabil
      by Joe Edgar / October 28, 2011

      Sampsonia Way has been following the case of imprisoned Egyptian pacifist and blogger Maikel Nabil who has now been on hunger strike for more than sixty days.

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