Citizen Lab Senior Researcher Helmi Noman submitted a chapter entitled “In the Name of God: Faith-based Internet Censorship in Majority Muslim Countries” for inclusion in the Routledge Handbook of Media Law to be published in December 2012.

A roundup of cyber news from the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. This week’s post includes, WikiLeak’s release of information on Syria, cyber-defence in Iran, blogger arrests in Morocco, as well as cyber surveillance across the region.

Luis Horacio Nájera spoke about the youth movement known as YoSoy132 and their activities during the presidential campaign.

A roundup of cyber news from the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. This week’s post covers media crackdowns in Sudan, cyber defense preparation in Iran, the release of a human rights activist in Bahrain, news from Syria and post-election Egypt, as well as updates on social media policing in the region.

In a Toronto Star article on the Guelph tech firm accused of making tools to censor Internet abroad, Citizen Lab Director Ron Deibert commented on the Canadian company’s controversial activities.

Professor Deibert spoke with Radio Canada’s Wojtek Gwiazda about internet freedom and surveillance.

The 3rd East-West Center International Media Conference explored the impact of new media on news reporting and events in Asia and the Pacific.

A roundup of cyber news from the Middle East and North Africa region. This week’s post covers the Flame malware, censorship in social media and Google’s Transparency Report.

Citizen Lab Director Ron Deibert was interviewed on The Current by Anna Maria Tremonti regarding the latest issue of Google’s Transparency Report.

The Citizen Lab published the inaugural issues of the weekly Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Cyber Watch (replacing Iran Cyber Watch) and the monthly Southeast Asia Cyber Watch.