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Swedish city offers Egyptian musician safe city residence | Freemuse - 0 views
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Really he should move to Austin, right?
Chico - 0 views
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Chico is an Egyptian street artist who is responsible for most of the stencil graffiti work from Tahrir Square and known for his opposition of Mubarek. Chico is also an activist for his freedom of speech whether that be in regards to the revolution or any other subject.
The Evolution of Censorship in the Middle East - Near East Observatory - 0 views
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The article details the history of censorship by Middle Eastern governments and how it has responded to newer technologies. Most notably social media and the Internet are the most prevalent targets of censorship by modern governments.
Local NGOs condemn recent travel bans against political activists - Daily News Egypt - 0 views
Shooting the Messenger: Egyptian Journalist Shot Dead by Sniper While Covering Cairo Pr... - 0 views
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This article discusses a journalist that was killed while trying to document the riots at Tahrir Square in Cairo. He was one of many that was trying to spread the message of the square, and was harmed along the way. The article discusses the police telling them to stop recording before he was shot. The fact that documenting these types of events was so highly punishable really puts the idea of censorship in this country in perspective.
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This article discusses a journalist that was killed while trying to document the riots at Tahrir Square in Cairo. He was one of many that was trying to spread the message of the square, and was harmed along the way. The article discusses the police telling them to stop recording before he was shot. The fact that documenting these types of events was so highly punishable really puts the idea of censorship in this country in perspective.
Why do governments keep banning social media when it never works out for them? - The Wa... - 0 views
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This Washington Post article discusses how several world leaders, particularly in the Middle East, have tried to ban the internet and or social media and how they have fail. By looking at several examples such as Mubarak in Egypt, Ben Ali in Tunisia, and now the government in Turkey, it is easy to see patterns and trends that go along with censorship in the government.
Egypt blocks social media websites in attempted clampdown on unrest | World news | The ... - 0 views
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This article from The Guardian describes what happened when Mubarak tried to shut down social media in the Egypt in 2011. It touches on many issues such as the protests following this event and the relation to censorship and freedom of speech.
Saudi Arabia Decides To Ban Social Media | The News Tribe - 0 views
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This article describes a more recent incident with banning social media that happened in Saudi Arabia. It talks about how the government did this in order to "curb the spread of violence" but there are still violent actions being taken because of the ban.
Turkey social media ban raises censorship fears - BBC News - 0 views
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This article by the BBC news talks about the recent banning of social media in Turkey. The interesting thing that this article points out is that social media was banned when it was near an election. The fact that they control the flow of information to the citizens around election time is extremely significant, because not being able to communicate about the elections can greatly impact the results.
Saudi Arabia tightens media laws - Al Jazeera English - 0 views
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This article discusses the media controls that Saudi Arabia put into place in order to avoid political revolutions like the ones in Tunisia and Egypt. It also discusses an attempted protest started via Facebook that was never actualized.
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This article discusses the media controls that Saudi Arabia put into place in order to avoid political revolutions like the ones in Tunisia and Egypt. It also discusses an attempted protest started via Facebook that was never actualized.
Saudi Arabia | Country report | Freedom of the Press | 2013 - 0 views
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This report discusses the conditions of the media in Saudi Arabia. It claims that in 2012 Saudi Arabia media environment "remained among the most repressive the the world." It also talked about the fact that their government justified this repression by saying that it violated the Islamic Sharia law. This brought up and interesting point, because I had never thought about freedom of speech and religious freedom being linked in this regard.
Arab Media & Society - 0 views
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This is an in depth look at media in Saudi Arabia. It goes through and looks at different issues in media over several years and how they are linked to issues in justice, freedom of expression, and activism. One thing I found particularly interesting about this article was the use of dialog from actual activists in the country.
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