Tags: freedom of speech

Burma blogger jailed for 20 years

It's a never ending story it seems. Freedom of speech is already a sharp two sided sword in Western countries. But in Asia and the Middle East you don't have it. Simple as that. When you are a blogger and one with a critical mind at that, you can… more »
Tags: arrest, blog, blogger, blogging, burma, democracy, demokratie, freedom of speech, jail, nachrichten, news
by NicoleB
2008-11-11. 08:10:48. 146 words, 958 views. Categories: Newsbits , 10 comments » • Send a trackback »

Freedom of Speech - just a Lullaby?

Since this morning and this blog entry, or actually since quite some time before that, I have a few questions about freedom of speech in general and living in the Middle East in particular bouncing back and forth through my head. These days you can ge… more »
Tags: angst, arrest, arrested, blog, blog365, blogger, blogging, china, fouad al-farhan, freedom, freedom of speech, politics, saudi arabia
by NicoleB
2008-01-16. 19:34:06. 429 words, 691 views. Categories: *Life - Leben , 5 comments » • Send a trackback »

Irony

Am I the only one that thinks it a bit ironic that Bush in Saudi suggests to the Amir to free the Saudi blogger Fouad Ahmad Alfarhan (one of the first that wrote under his real name) that got arrested 11th of December and is in custody since then without… more »
Tags: arrest, blog, blogger, bush, fouad ahmad alfarhan, freedom of speech, jail, middle east, saudi arabia, usa
by NicoleB
2008-01-16. 17:00:07. 226 words, 769 views. Categories: Newsbits , 10 comments » • 1 trackback »