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23. Internet Services Unit, ‘‘Introduction to Content Filtering,’’ http://www.isu.net.sa/saudi
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26. David Westley, ‘‘Saudi Tightens Grip on Internet Use,’’ Arabian Business, January 26, 2008,
http://www.arabianbusiness.com/509226-saudi-tightens-grip-on-internet-useoni.
27. Reporters Without Borders, ‘‘Blogger Fouad al Farhan Freed after More Than Four Months in
Prison,’’ April 28, 2008, http://www.rsf.org/article.php3?id_article=26746.
28. David Westley, ‘‘Saudi Tightens Grip on Internet Use,’’ Arabian Business, January 26, 2008,
http://www.arabianbusiness.com/509226-saudi-tightens-grip-on-internet-useoni.
29. Reporters Without Borders, ‘‘Blogger Fouad al Farhan Freed after More Than Four Months in
Prison,’’ April 28, 2008, http://www.rsf.org/article.php3?id_article=26746.
30. Arab News, ‘‘Ahsa Youth Sentenced under Cyber Crime Law,’’ December 3, 2008, http://www
.arabnews.com/?page=1§ion=0&article=116942&d=3&m=12&y=2008&pix=kingdom.jpg&
category=Kingdom.
31. Arabic Network for Human Rights Information, ‘‘The Arabic Network Calls on the Saudi
Authorities to Annul the Decision to Expel Egyptian Resident Abdullah Al Khyat,’’ July 26, 2008,
http://anhri.net/en/reports/2008/pr0726.shtml.
32. Ibid.
33. Mariam Al Hakeem, ‘‘Rights Group Seeks to Unblock Access to Websites,’’ Gulf News, April 1,
2008, http://www.gulfnews.com/News/Gulf/saudi_arabia/10202016.html.
34. Ibid.
35. Najah Alosaimi, ‘‘Web Newspaper Charged with Defamation,’’ Arab News, May 2, 2009,
http://www.arabnews.com/?page=1§ion=0&article=122106&d=2&m=5&y=2009&pix=kingdom
.jpg&category=Kingdom.
36. Khaled al Oweigan, ‘‘Saudi Arabia to Regulate Kingdom-Based Websites,’’ Asharq Alawsat,
May 13, 2009, http://aawsat.com/english/news.asp?section=5&id=16714.
37. OpenNet Initiative Blog, ‘‘Restriction on Internet Use in the Middle East on the Rise: Internet
Cafe ´s in Saudi Must Install Hidden Cameras,’’ April 16, 2009, http://opennet.net/blog/2009/04/
restriction-internet-use-middle-east-rise-internet-caf%C3%A9s-saudi-must-install-hidden-came.
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23. Internet Services Unit, ‘‘Introduction to Content Filtering,’’ http://www.isu.net.sa/saudi
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24. Raid Qusti, ‘‘Most of Kingdom’s Internet Users Aim for the Forbidden,’’ Arab News, October 2,
2005, http://www.arabnews.com/?page=1§ion=0&article=71012&d=2&m=10&y=2005.
25. Peter Burrows, ‘‘Internet Censorship, Saudi Style,’’ BusinessWeek, November 13, 2008, http://
www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/08_47/b4109068380136.htm?chan=magazine+channel
_in+depth.
26. David Westley, ‘‘Saudi Tightens Grip on Internet Use,’’ Arabian Business, January 26, 2008,
http://www.arabianbusiness.com/509226-saudi-tightens-grip-on-internet-useoni.
27. Reporters Without Borders, ‘‘Blogger Fouad al Farhan Freed after More Than Four Months in
Prison,’’ April 28, 2008, http://www.rsf.org/article.php3?id_article=26746.
28. David Westley, ‘‘Saudi Tightens Grip on Internet Use,’’ Arabian Business, January 26, 2008,
http://www.arabianbusiness.com/509226-saudi-tightens-grip-on-internet-useoni.
29. Reporters Without Borders, ‘‘Blogger Fouad al Farhan Freed after More Than Four Months in
Prison,’’ April 28, 2008, http://www.rsf.org/article.php3?id_article=26746.
30. Arab News, ‘‘Ahsa Youth Sentenced under Cyber Crime Law,’’ December 3, 2008, http://www
.arabnews.com/?page=1§ion=0&article=116942&d=3&m=12&y=2008&pix=kingdom.jpg&
category=Kingdom.
31. Arabic Network for Human Rights Information, ‘‘The Arabic Network Calls on the Saudi
Authorities to Annul the Decision to Expel Egyptian Resident Abdullah Al Khyat,’’ July 26, 2008,
http://anhri.net/en/reports/2008/pr0726.shtml.
32. Ibid.
33. Mariam Al Hakeem, ‘‘Rights Group Seeks to Unblock Access to Websites,’’ Gulf News, April 1,
2008, http://www.gulfnews.com/News/Gulf/saudi_arabia/10202016.html.
34. Ibid.
35. Najah Alosaimi, ‘‘Web Newspaper Charged with Defamation,’’ Arab News, May 2, 2009,
http://www.arabnews.com/?page=1§ion=0&article=122106&d=2&m=5&y=2009&pix=kingdom
.jpg&category=Kingdom.
36. Khaled al Oweigan, ‘‘Saudi Arabia to Regulate Kingdom-Based Websites,’’ Asharq Alawsat,
May 13, 2009, http://aawsat.com/english/news.asp?section=5&id=16714.
37. OpenNet Initiative Blog, ‘‘Restriction on Internet Use in the Middle East on the Rise: Internet
Cafe ´s in Saudi Must Install Hidden Cameras,’’ April 16, 2009, http://opennet.net/blog/2009/04/
restriction-internet-use-middle-east-rise-internet-caf%C3%A9s-saudi-must-install-hidden-came.
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