February, 2005 Last Updated: April 15, 2005 Contents: - 1. Kyrgyz Websites subject to unexplained failure and hacking during the Parliamentary Elections - 2. Network-based Attacks on Kyrgz ISPs Continue - 3. Information War Intensifies as Unrest in Kyrgyzstan Continues - Motives Remain Unclear...

The OpenNet Initiative’s testing of more than 6,000 sites in Bahrain revealed only eight sites blocked. Three were pornographic; the others covered political and religious topics. In each case, sites with similar content remained accessible, and altering the requested URL slightly made...

Bishkek, 5 March February 2005 (ONI). The Kyrgyz Internet is becoming a battleground as unrest triggered by last week's inconclusive parliamentary vote spreads. Two leading Internet Service providers are embattled from an alleged hacker attack and pressure to remove information about growing...

Bishkek, 28 February 2005 (ONI). Websites belonging to political parties and independent media were subject to unexplained technical failures and deliberate hacking during Kyrgyzstan’s recent Parliamentary elections. Researchers from the Open Net Initiative documented a pattern of failures that suggest a deliberate...