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30. Gillian Wong, “ China Set to Tighten State-Secrets Law Forcing Internet Firms to Inform on
Users, ” Washington Post , April 28, 2010, http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/
article/2010/04/27/AR2010042704503.html.
31. “ Law of the People ’ s Republic of China on Guarding State Secrets, ” adopted at the Third
Meeting of the Standing Committee of the Seventh National People ’ s Congress on September 5,
1988, and revised at the 14th Session of the Standing Committee of the 11th National People ’ s
Congress on April 29, 2010, http://www.npc.gov.cn/npc/xinwen/2010-04/29/content_1571588
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PressReleases/20101001-StateSecretsLaw-EN.pdf.
32. Human Rights Watch, “ World Report 2008 — Bangladesh, ” January 31, 2008, http://www
.unhcr.org/refworld/docid/47a87bf8c.html.
33. Tarek Mahmud, “ Cyber Crime Detour: Facebook? ” Daily Star , June 5, 2010, http://www
.thedailystar.net/law/2010/06/01/life.htm.
34. “ Draft Bill to Control Pornography to Be Placed at Next Cabinet Meeting for Approval, ”
New Age, November 12, 2010, http://www.newagebd.com/2010/nov/12/nat.html; and Dhaka
Mirror, “ Law to Curb Cyber Crimes in Cards, ” October 13, 2010, http://www.dhakamirror
.com/?p=18559.
35. Heru Andriyanto, “ Teenager May Be Charged for Facebook Defamation, ” Jakarta Globe ,
July 9, 2009, http://www.thejakartaglobe.com/national/teenager-may-be-charged-for-facebook
-defamation/317034.
36. Ardhi Surayadhi, “ Pemerintah Akhirnya Keluarkan Perintah Blokir [Government Finally
Removes the Command Block] ” [Indonesian], DekiINET, http://us.detikinet.com/read/2010/05/
20/135758/1360788/398/pemerintah-akhirnya-keluarkan-perintah-blokir.
37. Aubrey Belford, “ Indonesia Finds Banning Pornography Is Diffi cult, ” New York Times , August
2, 2010, http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/02/technology/02iht-indoporn02.html.
38. Alecks Pabico, “ Blogspot Blanket Ban in Pakistan Appears to Be Lifted, ” Free Expression in
Asian Cyberspace, May 4, 2006, http://freeexpressionasia.wordpress.com/2006/05/04/blogspot
-blanket-ban-appears-to-be-lifted.
39. Telecommunications Business Act (wholly amended by presidential decree no. 13558 on
August 10, 1991); and Decisions of the Korean Constitutional Court, Opinion14 – 1 KCCR 616,
99Hun-Ma480, June 27, 2002.
40. Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Act, 1998.
41. “ Web Censoring Needs a Debate, ” Bangkok Post , January 6, 2009, http://www.bangkokpost
.com/opinion/opinion/9202.
42. Kusonsinwut et al., “ Situational Report on Control and Censorship of Online Media. ”
43. Charles Lourdes, “ Six to Be Charged for Insulting Perak Sultan via Blogs, Postings (Update
2), ” The Star , March 12, 2009, http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?sec=nation & fi le=/2009/3/12/
nation/20090312194041.
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30. Gillian Wong, “ China Set to Tighten State-Secrets Law Forcing Internet Firms to Inform on
Users, ” Washington Post , April 28, 2010, http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/
article/2010/04/27/AR2010042704503.html.
31. “ Law of the People ’ s Republic of China on Guarding State Secrets, ” adopted at the Third
Meeting of the Standing Committee of the Seventh National People ’ s Congress on September 5,
1988, and revised at the 14th Session of the Standing Committee of the 11th National People ’ s
Congress on April 29, 2010, http://www.npc.gov.cn/npc/xinwen/2010-04/29/content_1571588
.htm. Unoffi cial English translation is available at: http://www.hrichina.org/public/PDFs/
PressReleases/20101001-StateSecretsLaw-EN.pdf.
32. Human Rights Watch, “ World Report 2008 — Bangladesh, ” January 31, 2008, http://www
.unhcr.org/refworld/docid/47a87bf8c.html.
33. Tarek Mahmud, “ Cyber Crime Detour: Facebook? ” Daily Star , June 5, 2010, http://www
.thedailystar.net/law/2010/06/01/life.htm.
34. “ Draft Bill to Control Pornography to Be Placed at Next Cabinet Meeting for Approval, ”
New Age, November 12, 2010, http://www.newagebd.com/2010/nov/12/nat.html; and Dhaka
Mirror, “ Law to Curb Cyber Crimes in Cards, ” October 13, 2010, http://www.dhakamirror
.com/?p=18559.
35. Heru Andriyanto, “ Teenager May Be Charged for Facebook Defamation, ” Jakarta Globe ,
July 9, 2009, http://www.thejakartaglobe.com/national/teenager-may-be-charged-for-facebook
-defamation/317034.
36. Ardhi Surayadhi, “ Pemerintah Akhirnya Keluarkan Perintah Blokir [Government Finally
Removes the Command Block] ” [Indonesian], DekiINET, http://us.detikinet.com/read/2010/05/
20/135758/1360788/398/pemerintah-akhirnya-keluarkan-perintah-blokir.
37. Aubrey Belford, “ Indonesia Finds Banning Pornography Is Diffi cult, ” New York Times , August
2, 2010, http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/02/technology/02iht-indoporn02.html.
38. Alecks Pabico, “ Blogspot Blanket Ban in Pakistan Appears to Be Lifted, ” Free Expression in
Asian Cyberspace, May 4, 2006, http://freeexpressionasia.wordpress.com/2006/05/04/blogspot
-blanket-ban-appears-to-be-lifted.
39. Telecommunications Business Act (wholly amended by presidential decree no. 13558 on
August 10, 1991); and Decisions of the Korean Constitutional Court, Opinion14 – 1 KCCR 616,
99Hun-Ma480, June 27, 2002.
40. Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Act, 1998.
41. “ Web Censoring Needs a Debate, ” Bangkok Post , January 6, 2009, http://www.bangkokpost
.com/opinion/opinion/9202.
42. Kusonsinwut et al., “ Situational Report on Control and Censorship of Online Media. ”
43. Charles Lourdes, “ Six to Be Charged for Insulting Perak Sultan via Blogs, Postings (Update
2), ” The Star , March 12, 2009, http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?sec=nation & fi le=/2009/3/12/
nation/20090312194041.