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Blogspot domain being blocked again in Pakistan

Posted by: Alecks P. Pabico | May 8, 2006 at 1:19 pm
Filed under: Free Expression - Asia, Media

THREE days after the lifting of the wholesale ban on the Blogspot domain in Pakistan, the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) appears to have resumed its blocking of the entire popular free blog hosting domain. Problems with accessing the said domain were reported on May 6, verified by dozens of Internet activists across the country.

“It just seems that this cat-and-mouse game was probably played out just to appease the world during the annual World Press Freedom Day which was held on May 3,” said Dr. Awab Alvi of the Don’t Block the Blog campaign. “Ironically it was the same day that the entire ban was lifted and we were actually patting each other on the back for a job well done. Who knew that three days later we were again to land flat on our face?”

Alvi said the “brief period of freedom followed by the censorship” has only made them even more determined to create change. “We will fight them to the nail and I assure you with good support from you and other international agencies we can indeed dream of knocking some common sense into the bureaucracy.”

Below is the Don’t Block the Blog statement:

6th May 2006 — The Don’t Block the Blog team (Dr. Awab Alvi and Omer Alvie) and Society Against Internet Censorship in Pakistan (formerly known as the Action Group Against Blogspot Ban in Pakistan - AGABBIP) regrets to inform the free world that the Government of Pakistan appears to have resumed the blocking of the entire Blogspot domain. Reports have come in from a number of sites around the country that the entire Blogspot domain is blocked in its entirety. Just recently only three days back, specifically on the 3rd of May, the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority had lifted the entire ban, allowing all Internet users unrestricted surfing to the 10 million websites hosted on the blogspot.com domain. It appears as if the three-day relief was just to appease the United Nations in its annual 3rd of May celebrations for the Freedom of Press.

The PTA (Pakistan Telecommunication Authority) had initially blocked access to the Blogspot domain on the 3rd of March 2006, due to a Supreme Court decision dated 2nd March 2006 instructing the PTA to ban 12 offending websites which highlighted the blasphemous cartoons on the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH). In adherence to the Supreme Court ruling, all 12 sites were blocked including one that was hosted on the Blogspot domain. But rather than block the offending Blogspot website, the PTA blocked the entire domain which happens to be one of the most popular blog hosting domains hosting approximately upwards of ten million blogs globally.

We strongly oppose this blanket ban on any website, and ask the world to join hands to peacefully protest the censorship of the Internet.

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Today’s Cover story in Toronto Sunday Star is about a software dubbed by its developers “Psiphon” soon to be available and is supposed to defeat censorship of Blogspots and Websites. The target country is China, but its developers said it could be used anywhere, where repressive regimes censor blogs and webs. It was developed by 3 University of Toronto IT geeks with the Grants from different NGOs (the McArthur Foundation and few “Free Press” org.) and in cooperation with their US counterparts. The Technology uses “proxy” system whereby a censored computer can get thru using a proxy from uncensored computer from countries where there are no censorships. The only worry is if the Chinese would defy their Government and since tipping one another to Authorities is still the “Norm” in China - will the Technology benifits them? What about Pakistan? That is the Problem. The developers said it is untraceable and unidentifiable, but if the Governments in these countries start giving out monetary rewards for tips, I bet it will soundly defeat the purpose. Pretty sure you all be hearing about this, and I believe it will be available free since it was developed under grants. thanks..