According to the latest World Information Access Report, 64 citizens have been arrested for their blogging activities since 2003. The BBC reports that bloggers were arrested for criticizing public policies and politicians, and exposing corruption in government, abuse of human rights and suppression of protests.
Three people were arrested from the United States. One person for "violating cultural norms," and two for "other" or "no reason given." The report said arrests increased during times of political uncertainty. The WIA expects blogger arrests to grow in 2008 as more people are able to observe and report human rights violations.
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