Repressive regimes are increasingly highlighting blogs and websites as a threat to be shut down or censored
Blogs and personal web pages have become the only source of opposition or independent news in some countries

Censors crack down on bloggers and surfers

Reporters Without Borders names and shames repressive regimes

Written by Iain Thomson

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