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“Banned users”: bloggers in Egypt arrested & tortured

Published: 16 September, 2009, 10:35


Enjoying the anonymity of the web, more people in the Middle East are going online to share their political opinions, but authorities are tightening their grip on users’ activities, with reports of arrests and torture.

 
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