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| Title | Reporters Without Borders Annual Report 2006 - Internet: Libya |
| Publisher | Reporters Without Borders |
| Country | Libya |
| Publication Date | 3 May 2006 |
| Cite as | Reporters Without Borders, Reporters Without Borders Annual Report 2006 - Internet: Libya, 3 May 2006, available at: http://www.unhcr.org/refworld/docid/46e690c626.html [accessed 28 May 2012] |
| Disclaimer | This is not a UNHCR publication. UNHCR is not responsible for, nor does it necessarily endorse, its content. Any views expressed are solely those of the author or publisher and do not necessarily reflect those of UNHCR, the United Nations or its Member States. |
Reporters Without Borders Annual Report 2006 - Internet: Libya
With nearly a million people online (about a sixth of the population), Libya could be a model of Internet expansion in the Arab world. But it has no independent media, so the Internet is controlled, with access blocked to dissident exile sites by filters installed by the regime, which is also now targeting cyber-dissidents, with the January 2005 arrest of former bookseller Abdel Razak al-Mansouri, who posted satirical articles on a London-based website. He was sentence in October to 18 months in prison for supposed "illegal possession of a gun."
Topics: Freedom of information, Freedom of expression,
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