Internet Freedom Archives
Internet Freedom

05/31/2010: Pakistan court lifted Facebook ban.

06/06/2010: Bangladesh government lifted Facebook ban after removal of Muhammad caricatures.

02/08/2011: Syria lifted ban on social media sites Facebook, YouTube.

07/05/2012: UN Human Rights Council passed resolution to protect Internet speech.

11/01/2012: Russia Internet regulation law took effect.

12/28/2012: China adopted strict new rules on Internet providers and users.

01/15/2013: Citizen Lab published report on governments abusing Internet surveillance and censorship technologies.

03/21/2014: Turkish PM banned Twitter.

04/03/2014: Turkish authorities lifted Twitter ban following court ruling.

04/10/2014: Turkey reinforced YouTube ban despite court ruling.

THIS DAY @ LAW

Dreyfus convicted of treason

On December 22, 1894, Jewish French army officer Alfred Dreyfus was convicted of treason in a court-martial trial that prompted worldwide allegations of anti-Semitism. Dreyfus was later cleared. Learn more about the case of Alfred Dreyfus and read an English translation of the famous public letter J'Accuse...! by novelist and Dreyfus partisan Emile Zola.

US passed Embargo Act, banning foreign trade

On December 22, 1807, the Embargo Act was passed at the urging of US President Thomas Jefferson. The act barred trade with any foreign nations in an effort to avoid American entry into the Napoleonic Wars of Europe. However, the act proved unenforceable and was replaced with the Non-Intercourse Act, which barred trade with France and Great Britain. Learn more about the Embargo Act of 1807 from Monticello.org