World Day Against Cyber Censorship

World Day Against Cyber Censorship is an online event held each year on March 12 to draw attention to the ways that governments around the world are deterring and censoring free speech online. ^{[1] [2]}

Netizen Prize (2010-2014)

RWB 2011 Netizen Prize

On World Day Against Cyber Censorship, Reporters Without Borders awards an annual Netizen Prize that recognizes an Internet user, blogger, cyber-dissident, or group who has made a notable contribution to the defense of online freedom of expression. ^{[3] [4]} Starting in 2010 the prize has been awarded to:

• 2010: Iranian women's rights activists of the Change for Equality website, www.we-change.org. ^{[5] [6]}
• 2011: the founders of a Tunisian blogging group named Nawaat.org. ^[7]
• 2012: Syrian citizen journalists and activists of the Media center of the Local Coordination Committees. ^[8]
• 2013: Vietnamese blogger Huynh Ngoc Chenh. ^{[9] [10]}
• 2014: Saudi Arabian blogger Raif Badawi. ^{[11] [12]}

Enemies of the Internet list (2006-2014)

In conjunction with World Day Against Cyber Censorship, Reporters Without Borders published its Enemies of the Internet list periodically from 2006-2014. ^{[13] [14] [15]}

See also

• Freedom of speech portal

• Internet censorship and surveillance by country

References

1. Madrigal, Alexis (12 March 2011). "March 12: 'World Day Against Cyber-Censorship'". The Atlantic. Retrieved 21 June 2014.
2. Web 2.0 versus Control 2.0. Reporters Without Borders (Paris), 18 March 2010, Archived 14 March 2010 at the Wayback Machine .
3. "March 12: World Day Against Cyber-Censorship", Maira Sutton, Electronic Frontier Foundation, 12 March 2012.
4. "Reporters Without Borders : For Freedom of Information", Brochure, Reporters Without Borders, 16 April 2012.
5. "Iranian women's rights activists win first Reporters Without Borders netizen prize with support from Google". Reporters Without Borders. 13 March 2010. Archived from the original on July 4, 2010. Retrieved 31 July 2012.
6. "MIDDLE EAST: Iran and Arab countries "enemies of the Internet," says report". Los Angeles Times. 2010-03-15. Retrieved 2025-08-16.
7. Ryan, Yasmine. "Dissident blog true to form". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 2025-08-16.
8. Sterling, Joe (2012-03-14). "For Syrian activists, YouTube is a sword and shield". CNN. Retrieved 2025-08-16.
9. "Reporters Without Borders Awards Vietnamese blogger Huynh Ngoc Chenh", Reporters Without Borders, 7 March 2013.
10. https://freedomhouse.org/sites/default/files/resources/Vietnam.pdf
11. "Reporters Without Borders - TV5Monde Prize for Press Freedom", Reporters Without Borders, 5 November 2014
12. "Vocal in opposition, Liberals turn quiet on fate of jailed Saudi blogger". The Globe and Mail. 2016-05-03. Retrieved 2025-08-16.
13. "Reporters Without Borders releases 'Enemies of the Internet' list", France24 (France Médias Monde), 13 March 2014.
14. Jansen, Klaus (March 12, 2012). "'Enemies of the Internet'". dw.com. Retrieved 2025-08-16.
15. Vandenbrink, Rachel (2014-03-13). "'Internet Enemies' China, Vietnam, North Korea Tighten Controls". Radio Free Asia. Retrieved 2025-08-16.

External links

• "Privacy is for the powerless." Edward Snowden, at Amnesty International, March 2016