Syria

Watching the censorship debate

Antony Loewenstein - June 28, 2008 - 9:24am

My speech today at the Global Voices internet censorship conference in Budapest was streamed live across the world (starts at one minute): Read more »

Blocking futility

Antony Loewenstein - June 11, 2008 - 11:06am

Thousands of Syrian web-users continue to avoid the country’s draconian internet censorship restrictions that has left countless websites blocked.

Towards a total human rights outlook

Antony Loewenstein - June 28, 2008 - 8:54am

I gave the following speech at the Global Voices Citizen Media Summit 2008 in Budapest today:

NGO’s and on-the ground activists: Defending the Voices
How can NGOs seeking to advance freedom of expression most effectively work with on-the-ground free speech activists to combat censorship?
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The Left should oppose repression

Antony Loewenstein - May 26, 2008 - 7:12pm

I’ve spent most of my professional life skewering the unhinged tendencies of the Right (not least debunking its support for Israeli violence). Sadly, some on the Left are equally ideological and blind to their own propaganda. Read more »