December 05, 2007
Internet Censorship: Jawa Report Blocked in Yemen
***Bumped & Updated***
The "democratic" Yemeni regime continues to scramble against free speech where ever it occurs.
"Hi Jane; Apparently your pet Jawa is now blocked as well. When I tried to connect, I get this from Yemen.Net.Ye
Network Error (tcp_error)
A communication error occurred: "Connection refused"
The Web Server may be down, too busy, or experiencing other problems preventing it from responding to requests. You may wish to try again at a later time. For assistance, contact Yemen Net team."
The internet in Yemen is run on two governmental IP's; I have to check the other one. Wimps. What are they worried about? People in Yemen will find out what's happening in Yemen?
UPDATE by RS: The thing that hurts the most? The thousands of hits we get a day from Yemen....just kidding.
I'll wear this as a badge of honor. We're also banned in Saudi Arabia, & India....so why not Yemen? What makes Yemen think they're so special that they don't ban us? It's about friggin time!
The only reason to be disappointed is that Jane is actually a fairly prominent figure among the Yemeni opposition. Her home blog, Armies of Liberation, has been censored in Yemen for some time, and so by her posting here at The Jawa, readers in Yemen could still get access to her insightful commentary.
But no longer.
Does Yemen fear the Jawa? Yes. And they have every reason to fear as long as Jane continues to point out the ties between the current regime and al Qaeda and other radical Salafi jihad groups.
