Saudi Arabia recently passed a law limiting the use of internet in an attempt to fight terror and immoral activities, the news portal Arabian Business reported.
The new law forbids airing websites containing incitement to terrorism, pornography, defamation, fraud, violation of religious values, and disregard for public etiquette.
A person found guilty of operating a terror website [...]
Archive for January, 2008
SAUDI LIMITS INTERNET USE ‘TO FIGHT TERROR, PORN’
Posted in Free Fouad on January 28, 2008 | 4 Comments »
Fouad Al Farhan Report 2
Posted in Free Fouad on January 19, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Campaign to free Saudi blogger
Posted in Free Fouad on January 18, 2008 | 2 Comments »
CPJ urges Bush to press for release of bloggers
Posted in Free Fouad on January 11, 2008 | 1 Comment »
January 10, 2008
President George W. Bush
The White House
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, D.C. 20500
Via Facsimile: 202-456-2461
Dear President Bush:
The Committee to Protect Journalists is writing to you in advance of your expected meetings next week with Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah and Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak. We would like to draw your attention to the ongoing imprisonment [...]
“Your Majesty, please release Ahmad Fouad Al-Fahran”
Posted in Free Fouad on January 10, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Reporters Without Borders and the Arabic Network for Human Rights Information (HRinfo) wrote today to the King of Saudi Arabia, Abdallah Bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, to request the release of blogger Ahmad Fouad al-Farhan, who has been held for the past month.
Letter sent on 10 January to the King of Saudi Arabia, Abdallah Bin Abdulaziz [...]
CNN on Detained Saudi Blogger Fouad Alfarhan
Posted in Free Fouad on January 10, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Petition to be launched over Saudi blogger arrest
Posted in Free Fouad on January 7, 2008 | 1 Comment »
by Amy Glass on Sunday, 06 January 2008, Arabian Business
Reporters without Borders plans to launch a petition this week calling for the release Saudi blogger Ahmad Fouad Al-Farhan, the press freedom advocate group toldArabianBusiness.com on Sunday.
Clothilde Le Coz, head of the internet freedom desk at Reporters without Borders, said the group also planned to write [...]
Bush, Riyadh and a blogger
Posted in Free Fouad on January 7, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
By MIDDLE EAST TIMES, January 7th, 2008
Fouad al-Farhan may not be a household name, but U.S. President George W. Bush is bound to receive more than an earful about the blogger from Saudi Arabia when he visits the kingdom later this week as part of an eight-day Mideast tour that will also take him to [...]
Did you take part in the Day of Silence. 6th of January?
Posted in Free Fouad on January 7, 2008 | 1 Comment »
We are trying to get a rough idea on how many people took part in the Day of Silence. If you participated, please post a link here: http://en.freefouad.com/?p=27
Silent…!
Posted in Free Fouad on January 6, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
