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State Dept. optimistic about counterterrorism cooperation in Pakistan
In spite of Pakistan's strained relationship with the United States, the State Department is optimistic about counterterrorism cooperation, said Daniel Benjamin, the department's coordinator for counterterrorism. Benjamin spoke at an April 18 hearing of the House Foreign Affairs subcommittee on terrorism, nonproliferation, and trade.
Mid-East governments crack down on Internet freedom
A spate of reports suggest now is not a particularly good time for Internet and press freedom in the Middle East and nearby areas. The Palestinian Authority detained two journalists in recent weeks...
Paper asserts social media was central to Arab Spring
Social media played a "central role" in protests that drove entrenched rulers out of power in Egypt and Tunisia, says a study from the University of Washington. The paper, principally authored by
Spotlight: Libya learned from Egypt when shutting down its Internet
Libyan officials in charge of shutting down that country's Internet have learned from the Egyptian experience, writes James Cowie of Renesys, a Manchester, N.H.-based Internet traffic monitoring
Open Internet debate causes more censorship in China
Chinese Internet censorship is intensifying but unsustainable, said Michael Posner, assistant secretary of State for democracy, human rights, and labor during a Feb. 18 State Department webcast. The
Clinton: Internet freedom is a foreign policy priority
Defending global Internet freedom is a foreign policy priority for the United States and "one of the grand challenges of our time," said Secretary of State Hillary Clinton during her second...
State Department, Middle-Eastern governments ramp up social media efforts in wake of Egypt protests
UPDATE Feb. 11, 12:40 p.m.: Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak has resigned and turned power over to the military, which issued a statement promising constitutional reform and free elections. UPDATE
Lessons on connectivity and social media from Egypt
When Egypt shut down its Internet service providers in a clumsy attempt to stifle dissent, it may have just ended up costing its economy $18 million a day, according to new figures from the
Egyptian Internet restored
Egyptian Internet service providers have reestablished links to the outside world following a promise by President Hosni Mubarak not to seek reelection this fall and a call by the Egyptian military
Egyptian Internet remains mostly blocked
A near-wholesale disconnect of the Internet in Egypt persisted over the weekend as protesters continued to challenge the three-decade rule of President Hosni Mubarak. Most Egyptian Internet service
