Blogger Arrests Worldwide

Blogger Arrest Worldwide: World Information Access, 2008 report.

The average prison time for bloggers is 15 months.  The longest time in prison is 8 years.

The WIA Briefing Booklet from the University of Washington is available as a PDF here.

June 17, 2008

Comments

[Jim (Personalize Marketing) ncp]

Been reading for a while now. Just wanted to say good job.

[Lionel]

I truly am grateful for the liberties i have to post in forums and as a blogger. I had a friend from China I spoke to through Second Life and I found myself cutting my jokes short. A simple one-liner about governments in general could have landed her in jail for all I know.

[Linda Zimmer]

Lionel, it would be wise for all of us to be aware that not everyone is as free as we may be to express ourselves. As these statistics point out, we all have a way to go in thinking freely. Thanks for the reminder!!

[yiming]

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[Rachael]

Thanks for the information...I bookmarked your site, and I appreciate your time and effort to make your blog a success!

[Egy Azziera]

A 26-year-old student and prominent blogger was arrested in Cairo on Friday while taking part in a peaceful march. Philip Rizk was taking part in a march to express solidarity with civilians affected by the conflict in the Gaza Strip.