Syria expands "iron censorship" over Internet

SYRIA EXPANDS "IRON CENSORSHIP" OVER INTERNET
[SOURCE: Reuters, AUTHOR: Khaled Yacoub Oweis]
Syrian authorities have ordered Internet cafe users to reveal their identity, the latest measure in their "iron censorship" of cyberspace, a Syrian monitoring group said on Thursday. Security officials ordered Internet cafe owners this week to take down the names and identification cards of their clients as well as the times they come and leave, Mazen Darwich, head of the Syrian Media Centre, said. The records are to be presented regularly to the authorities, who targeted bloggers and Internet writers in recent months as part of a renewed campaign against dissent.
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