Reporters Without Borders Published Report on Countries 'Internet Enemies'

Freedom of expression is not acquired in all countries, it is a fact. But what about the Internet? In the digital age, journalists are also victims of web censorship or pressure. The report published by Reporters Without Borders issued on March 12 this tells us more about the country " Internet enemies "and" under review ".

For organizing the defense of press freedom, the year 2011 has undoubtedly marked " the consecration of social networks and the role of the Web as a tool for mobilization and transmission of information in the context of the movements of popular uprisings in the Arab world. "

Citizen journalists have indeed been at the heart of policy changes and current events. In Tunisia, Morocco, Lybia or Syria, mobilizations were organized on Facebook or Twitter. " Social networks are challenging authoritarian regimes that attempt to suppress embarrassing information e "says RSF report.

Bahrain and Belarus this year joined the list of countries " Internet enemies ", while Venezuela and Libya to leave the country " under surveillance " , which is still France, joined in 2012 by India and Kazakhstan.

Bahrain and Saudi Arabia joined Belarus, Burma, China, North Korea, Cuba, Iran, Uzbekistan, Syria, Turkmenistan and Vietnam.

For organizing the defense of press freedom, " 2011 was a year of unprecedented violence against netizens. Five of them were killed while they were engaged in a fact-finding. Nearly 200 arrests of bloggers and netizens have been recorded in 2011, an increase of 30% over the previous year. "

When a journalist blogger was arrested for instance, asked his password Facebook, Skype, VKontakte, etc.. " When starting a war zone or conflict, the bulletproof vest is not enough, we must take a "survival kit digital "for data encryption, anonymization communications and possibly circumvention of censorship, "said Reporters Without Borders.

Along with violence in dictatorships, " so-called democratic countries continue to give in to temptations or safe to take disproportionate measures to protect copyright. " This is the case of France, Thailand, Australia , South Korea, United Arab Emirates, Egypt, Eritrea, India, Kazakhstan, Malaysia, Russia, Sri Lanka, Tunisia and Turkey.

The NGO says " remain vigilant with regard to the situation of freedom of information online, including in countries such as Azerbaijan, Morocco and Tajikistan, although they are not on the lists . "