Censorship Circumvention Videos

Использовать и Установить Набор для Браузеров Tor

http://bit.ly/cWj6To

Russian subtitled version of our Tor Browser Bundle Tutorial that will teach you how to protect yourself on the go by using a USB flash drive to run Tor at any computer.

Как Установить и Использовать Tor

http://bit.ly/am1hhU

Russian subtitled version of our Tor Tutorial that will teach you how to download, install, and use Tor.

Puff Tutorial

http://bit.ly/dCy13l

A quick and easy explanation on how to download, install, and use Puff.

Freegate Tutorial

http://bit.ly/bjnwrG

A quick, easy to follow tutorial on downloading and using Freegate for censorship circumvention and security.

UltraSurf Tutorial

http://bit.ly/bzRsfl

Quick and easy explanation on how to download and use UltraSurf for Internet security and censorship circumvention.

Using Bridge Relays to Access Tor

http://bit.ly/cuZuWQ

A guide to adding and utilizing bridge relays in order to access the Tor relay network in areas where it has been blocked.

Using Pidgin with Off the Record

http://bit.ly/1Wxotj

A guide to using the Pidgin Instant Messaging Client in conjunction with Off the Record in order to protect the privacy of your instant messages. The Pidgin software can be found at www.pidgin.im and Off the Record can be found at www.cypherpunks.ca/otr.

Tor Browser Bundle Tutorial

http://bit.ly/9X82tS

A quick and easy explanation on how to use the Tor Browser Bundle and a USB flash drive for secure web browsing on the go.

Tor Tutorial

http://bit.ly/biIVDZ

An easy to follow guide on downloading, installing, and running Tor for the first time.

Your Freedom Tutorial

http://bit.ly/1ix7Ib

An easy to follow guide on installing and activating the Your Freedom software.

Hotspot Shield Tutorial

http://bit.ly/a1qxPI

A short, easy to follow guide to installing and activating Hotspot Shield.

Cyber-Attacks Are New Low for China Internet Censorship

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

CONTACT:  Mary McGuire in Washington, +1-202-747-7035 

Washington – January 13, 2010 –

Freedom House commends Google’s decision to contest internet censorship by the Chinese authorities, despite the distinct possibility that this action will result in the closure of its operations in China.

Google is taking this action in the face of what the company described as a “highly sophisticated and targeted attack on [its] corporate infrastructure originating from China.” It is believed this attack was aimed at accessing the Gmail accounts of Chinese human rights activists.

“The cyber attacks on Google’s operations fit a clear pattern of internet censorship and interference,” said Jennifer Windsor, executive director at Freedom House. “They are part of a vast, multilayered system the Chinese Government uses to control the internet.”  

Freedom on the Net, Freedom House’s analysis of global internet freedom, finds that China’s internet environment “remains one of the most controlled in the world.” Chinese Government controls include sophisticated surveillance of dissidents’ online activities. The most recent cyber attacks confirm a long-suspected belief that NGOs and human rights activists in China are being directly targeted.

“Google’s decision to end its filtering activities was the right thing to do and we hope that other companies follow suit and refrain from being complicit in the repressive activities of the Chinese government,” said Daniel Calingaert, deputy director of programs at Freedom House. “And we look to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, in her upcoming speech on internet freedom, to outline a strategy to address the entire system of internet control in China and the global threat to free expression online.”

Read more about China:

Freedom on the Net: China

Freedom in the World 2009: China

Freedom of the Press 2009: China

Freedom House, an independent nongovernmental organization that supports the expansion of freedom in the world, has been monitoring political rights and civil liberties in China since 1972.

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Internet censorship in Australia - Opportunity for collaboration

Internet Freedom Alert - Episode #1

EU Lauded for Prize to Chinese Dissident, New Internet Initiative

Budapest – October 23, 2008 – Freedom House applauds the European Parliament for awarding its top human rights prize to Chinese dissident Hu Jia, who was jailed this year as China cracked down on human rights campaigners ahead of the Olympics. The international community should respond by increasing pressure on China's authoritarian leaders to ensure that Hu is freed—along with all other prisoners of conscience—and allowed to accept the Sakharov Award in France December 17.

"Hu winning the Sakharov Award communicates a powerful message of hope to millions of Chinese who dream of living in a country where they can speak, worship and associate freely," said Jennifer Windsor, Freedom House executive director. "The legitimacy accorded to the Chinese government by democratic heads of state who chose to attend the Olympic Games sent the wrong message to China’s beleaguered activists. We hope this award provides the encouragement that Chinese activists like Hu need to keep pressing for their basic human rights."

China's government sentenced Hu to three and a half years in jail this spring on subversion charges after he gave interviews to media and published an open letter to the Chinese government calling for an end to human rights abuses in the country.

Today, the European Parliament also approved funding for a new global initiative to help human rights bloggers like Hu circumvent China's formidable Internet blocking system. The €11 million ($14 million) budgetary proposal will fund a study to develop anti-censorship tools and services.

Freedom House praises the EU for supporting these useful tools and urges parliamentarians to expand this effort by earmarking funds to develop a service to archive web content. This would allow users, especially those in China, to access content deleted by government authorities. The European Parliament should also pass the Global Online Freedom Act which would be a historic step toward strengthening Internet freedom worldwide.

"Freedom House believes GOFA is an essential step toward combating Internet censorship in authoritarian states like China," said Vladimir Shkolnikov, Freedom House Europe director.

China is ranked Not Free in the 2008 edition of Freedom in the World, Freedom House's survey of political rights and civil liberties, and in the 2008 version ofFreedom of the Press.

For more information on China, visit:

Freedom in the World 2008: China
Freedom of the Press 2008: China

Mass Media Control in Contemporary China

China and the Olympics

Freedom House, an independent nongovernmental organization that supports the expansion of freedom in the world, has been monitoring political rights and civil liberties in China since 1972.

Invitation: Fighting Internet Censorship

Fighting Internet Censorship

Tuesday, July 15 2008

11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.

Room – TBD

U.S. House of Representatives

As seen in the high-profile lawsuit against Yahoo! for disclosing information that led to the arrest and torture of a Chinese dissident, American internet and technology companies are facing increased pressure from authoritarian countries to share technology needed to censor the internet and to track down users.

The U.S. House of Representatives and the European Parliament are developing legislation to prevent U.S. and European companies like Google, Yahoo! and Microsoft from transferring such technology to repressive governments.

Jules Maaten, a Member of the European Parliament from the Netherlands, is sponsoring the European version of the Global Online Freedom Act that is pending in the U.S. House of Representatives. Mr. Maaten will present his views on the current state of global internet freedom and discuss efforts needed to fight censorship.

Introduction:

Rep. Christopher Smith (R -- NJ): co-sponsor of Global Online Freedom Act

Presentation:

Jules Maaten, Member of the European Parliament: sponsor of European Global Online Freedom Act

Please RSVP to Elena Postnikova at Postnikova@freedomhouse.org or 202-747-7038

Freedom House is an independent non-governmental organization supporting the expansion of freedom in the world.

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