A new report from the watchdog group Reporters Without Borders names the Internet's greatest enemies. (Reporters Without Borders)Bahrain, Belarus Newly Dubbed As 'Internet Enemies' -- L.A. Times
After a tumultuous year of protests and crackdowns, the island nation of Bahrain has been labeled as an “enemy of the Internet” by a nonprofit group that advocates for press freedom.
Reporters Without Borders said Bahrain had smeared free-speech activists, arrested bloggers and harassed human rights activists to create “an effective news blackout.” Earlier this year, Bahrain turned down New York Times columnist Nick Kristof and other reporters seeking to cover the one-year anniversary of protests against the Sunni Muslim monarchy, saying it had received too many requests.
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