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Kuwait: Bloggers Fight Internet Censorship and ISPs

Posted on July 18, 2011 by Action for Freedom — 1 Comment

In the past two months, Kuwaiti bloggers have campaigned against the policy of Internet companies in Kuwait which is enforcing a policy of limited bandwidth, highly raising prices in the past year by agreeing between each other on the same…

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Arrests of Twitter Users & New Filtering

Posted on July 1, 2011 by Action for Freedom — 3 Comments

Pakistan In Pakistan, where substantial online and offline censorship already exist, reports have emerged that users of the ISP Mobilink must add proxy 10.215.2.32 port 3128 to browse the Internet, resulting in censorship of key words and phrases in search…

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Feb 24, 1991: Gulf War Ground Offensive Begins

Posted on February 24, 2011 by Action for Freedom — Leave a comment

After six weeks of intensive bombing against Iraq and its armed forces, U.S.-led coalition forces launch a ground invasion of Kuwait and Iraq. On August 2, 1990, Iraq invaded Kuwait, its tiny oil-rich neighbor, and within hours had occupied most…

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Frady’s Censorship Resembles Soviets

Posted on February 1, 2011 by Action for Freedom — 1 Comment

Facebook Source: The Citizen – By Virginia Allen Thursday night’s display at the Fayette County Commission Meeting was the most flagrant case of censorship that I have personally ever witnessed. The First Amendment to The Constitution Of The United States…

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Jan 16, 1991: The Persian Gulf War Begins

Posted on January 16, 2011 by Action for Freedom — Leave a comment

At midnight in Iraq, the United Nations deadline for the Iraqi withdrawal from Kuwait expires, and the Pentagon prepares to commence offensive operations to forcibly eject Iraq from its five-month occupation of its oil-rich neighbor. At 4:30 p.m. EST, the…