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DonateEthiopia has always been a country at the cutting edge of Internet
censorship in Africa. In the wake of violence after the 2005 elections, when
other states were only beginning to recognize the potential for online
reporters to bypass traditional pressures, Meles Zenawi's regime was already
blocking major news sites and blog hosts such as blogspot.com. Some sites and Web
addresses have been blocked for their reporting ever since, including exiled
media like Addis Neger Online and Awramba
Times.
Committee to Protect Journalists
CPJ Internet Channel
Defending Free Expression Online
June 2012 Archives
Some journalists continue to receive the warning from Google about state-sponsored attacks that we mentioned last week. The message appears on top of logged-in services like Gmail. Occasionally it will disappear for a few hours and then reappear, but there is no way to remove it.
The last few weeks have offered the strongest indications
yet that nation-states are using customized software to exploit security flaws
on personal computers and consumer Internet services to spy on their users. The
countries suspected include the United States, Israel, and China. Journalists
should pay attention--not only because this is a growing story, but because if
anyone is a vulnerable target, it's reporters.
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