Comments on: First Saudi blogger, Fouad al-Farhan, arrested

By: Randa

Randa — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 13:33:14 +0000

Violating non-security regulations? That is ridicolous, does the Saudi Arabian goverment really expects us to believe this?

That is not the only time where authorities in Saudi Arabia arrest someone because they’re speaking their mind freely!

I am glad he has been released, he deserves all the best for being courageous!

By: OldSailor

OldSailor — Sun, 27 Apr 2008 03:49:43 +0000

Washingtonpost reports that Fouad al-Farhan has been released by Saudi government on April 26, after spending four months in jail without any charges.

By: Thou Shall Not Blog : The Blog Herald

Thou Shall Not Blog : The Blog Herald — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 05:56:57 +0000

[...] freedom daily to blog when their governments say no blogging or restrict the content of a blog. A Saudi blogger was arrested earlier this year for “violating non-security regulations” on his blog, says the [...]

By: Does Your Religion Influence Your Blog Writing? : The Blog Herald

Does Your Religion Influence Your Blog Writing? : The Blog Herald — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 11:39:37 +0000

[...] only about certain subjects, or to not blog about certain subjects? News out of the Middle East reports writing something negative about Islam or the government is now punishable under government and Sharia laws. Are you willing [...]

By: News Weekly

News Weekly — Tue, 15 Jan 2008 15:40:10 +0000

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By: The MetaBlog » Blog Archive » First Saudi blogger, Fouad al-Farhan, arrested

Sun, 06 Jan 2008 00:00:25 +0000

[...] First Saudi blogger, Fouad al-Farhan, arrested The BBC reports that Fouad al-Farhan is the first blogger from Saudi Arabia to be arrested, allegedly for the content of his blog. Though it can’t be proven that he has been arrested as a direct result of what he blogs about “searching for freedom, dignity, justice, equality, public part… [...]

By: Marc Arza

Marc Arza — Thu, 03 Jan 2008 08:09:33 +0000

Blogger solidarity asks for our compromise on a global level. I propose sending the following e-mail to the Saudi ambassador in Brussels (beemb@mofa.gov.sa) against Fouad’s arrest.

More info here: http://catalunyafastforward.blogspot.com/2008/01/llibertat-per-fouad-al-farhan-blocaire.html

Marc Arza
http://www.catalunyafastforward.blogspot.com

By: Moving From Me To We.com » Blog Archive » I hope this stops you in your tracks.

Wed, 02 Jan 2008 23:56:12 +0000

[...] who’s suddenly lost them. Add your voice, asking for the release of the courageous and most popular blogger in Saudi Arabia. Collective action helped in [...]

By: Bwards 2008 | AnneTannes Kruidenklets

Bwards 2008 | AnneTannes Kruidenklets — Wed, 02 Jan 2008 21:35:07 +0000

[...] أحمد الفرحان de blog van de Saoudische Fouad al Farhan, die – zoals ik las in een artikel in de blog-herald – werd gearresteerd, wellicht omdat hij het in zijn blog zo vaak had over “de zoektocht naar vrijheid, [...]

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Coen Jacobs » Speedlink 2: Zoekmachines, Adwords en Adsense — Wed, 02 Jan 2008 18:36:00 +0000

[...] The Blog Herald kwam ik achter het verhaal van de eerste gearresteerde blogger uit Saoedi-Arabië. Fouad-al-Farhan, zoals de blogger in kwestie heet, zou zijn gearresteerd vanwege de inhoud op zijn [...]

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Wed, 02 Jan 2008 16:18:11 +0000

By: Muhammad Panhwar

Muhammad Panhwar — Wed, 02 Jan 2008 16:10:39 +0000

this is really bad… blog censorship. Blogs are one of the few ways of free expression left and now that power of freedom of expression is being taken away from them :(

By: First Saudi blogger, Fouad al-Farhan, arrested : Blogazine

First Saudi blogger, Fouad al-Farhan, arrested : Blogazine — Wed, 02 Jan 2008 15:40:28 +0000

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