July 1 Vietnam

Political blogger Nguyen Hue Chi's sites are removed, raising concerns that Vietnam is beginning to adopt an aggressive approach to Internet censorship.

July 1 India

At the request of the Indian government, the Department of Telecommunications demands that Skype and RIM allow the country's government intelligence agencies access to data.

July 1 United States

US federal officials shut down seven websites for hosting pirated copies of popular films, including Toy Story 3.

July 12 China

The Chinese government renews Google's operating license after a year-long battle over January's email hacks as well as search result filtering.

July 18 Israel

Police order ISPs to block gambling websites hosted abroad that have suspected links to Israeli citizens.

July 19 Jordan

Courts sentence a Jordanian student to two years in prison after discovering an IM exchange in which he insulted the King of Jordan.