Fiction and reality blur on a crumbling internet. “S was lost in his fury. He realized that his old friends, with whom he had shared revolutionary ambitions and hopes in these online communities, had passed into exile, outside the realm of Java, Twitter, and Facebook.”
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The week’s top news on freedom of expression, journalists in danger, artists in exile, and banned literature. Featured this week: imprisoned Bahraini activist Zainab al-Khawaja releases audio message, and German-Iraqi Abbas Khider wins Literature in Exile Prize.
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This week: Turkish government cracking down on journalists, Rafael Lozano-Hemmer’s “Voice Tunnel” in NYC, and problems with the UK’s proposed internet filters.
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This week: Myanmar pledges to free political prisoners, Somalia puts age restrictions on journalists, and Turkey journalists abused by police.
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Israel Centeno argues that despite the Internet’s apparent democracy, the world’s agents of power are still in control.
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This week: Egyptian army shuts down media outlets, Iran’s President-elect against internet censorship, and Hong Kong journalists fear erosion of press freedom.
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With YouTube already banned, Pakistan demands Google filter blasphemous and pornographic content or face a total ban in the country.
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Fearless, Ink. columnist Tarik Günersel shares his notes of an insider’s view of the protests in Turkey.
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Sampsonia Way presents a slideshow of quotes from world leaders who have spoken out against Twitter and its community.
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Sampsonia Way presents tweets from participants in the Gezi Parki protests in Turkey, where they have turned to demonstrating against the government.
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