PDF Version Note: a newer version of this profile is available at Country Profiles: Israel. Overview Israel is among the world’s leading countries in terms of broadband Internet penetration. Although the censorship of information considered vital to national security is a reality,...

PDF Version Note: a newer version of this profile is available at Country Profiles: Egypt. Overview Currently there is no evidence of Internet filtering in Egypt, although a small group of politically sensitive Web sites have been blocked in the past. Online...

PDF Version Note: a newer version of this profile is available at Country Profiles: Bahrain. Overview Bahrain is one of the most connected countries in terms of the Internet in the Middle East and maintains a liberal Internet filtering regime relative to...

PDF Version Note: a newer version of this profile is available at Country Profiles: Algeria. Overview Although Internet access in Algeria is not restricted by filtering, the state controls the Internet infrastructure and regulates content by other means. Internet users and Internet...

PDF Version Note: a newer version of this profile is available at Country Profiles: Libya. Overview Libya continues to block Internet content related to political opposition, content critical of the government, and Web sites that advocate the rights of the minority group...

Last week, as Iranian voters went to the polls to elect the country's next president, the Iranian government blocked access to number of political Web sites, as well as Facebook, YouTube and Twitter. Yesterday the OpenNet Initiative profiled the extent of this...

PDF Version Note: a newer version of this profile is available at Country Profiles: Iran. Overview Since 2000—in the midst of a media crackdown that has seen the judiciary close more than 100 publications, inspiring widespread self-censorship—the Islamic Republic of Iran has...

By Rob Faris and Rebekah Heacock The Internet and mobile phones have taken on a major role in Iranian politics over the last several months. As protests over the contested election results continue in Iran, the government has dramatically increased its control...

Iranians regained access to Facebook and Twitter following a one-day government-imposed ban last week, CNN News reports. Iran’s president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, stated that he had not called for the ban, adding that he believes “in maximum freedom of expression.” The...

Dubai police are pursuing a plan to censor upwards of 500 search terms deemed offensive in an effort to block access to certain websites, AME Info reports. Though no progress has yet been made, according to Lieutenant General...