Belarus - Belarus authorities turn up the heat on the Internet

Reporters without borders

Reporters Without Borders condemns a law due to take effect on 6 January that will reinforce the Belarusian government's control of the Internet and impose additional restrictions on online free expression in a country regarded as Europe's last dictatorship. “Law 317-3 represents a new stage in the government's escalating control of the Internet, adding new weapons of repression,” Reporters Without Borders said. “Among the main features of Decree 60, issued in February 2010, were the recruitment (...)

© Reporters sans frontières - vendredi 6 janvier 2012