Report: Internet is a tool for repression and resistance in Arab world | Bikya Masr
Cairo: On Sunday the Arabic Network for Human Rights Information, ANHRI, expressed its deep concern about the escalation of the suppression of internet users by Arab states. It singled out Egypt, where, according to the organization’s statement, users are subjected to kidnapping, torture and detention and have access to certain websites blocked as a result of their struggle with the governments to uphold the right to freedom of expression and expose corruption and human rights violations.
ANHRI prepared a major report called “The Freedom of Internet in the Arab World” that was subtitled “One Social Network with One Rebellious Mission”, and will announce its findings in full on Wednesday at a news conference. The report argues that the internet has become one of the most important tools of resistance against tyranny, and that its users, according to the report, are subjected to torture and prosecution by security services of non-democratic Arab governments that attempt to punish users for siding with democracy and freedom of speech in countries that often repress these freedoms.
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