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In the short space of time since the internet was invented, we have got used to sharing our thoughts and opinions online and there are currently more than 70 million blogs in existence.
While most bloggers have nothing to fear from their postings, for a small but increasing number of cyber dissidents blogging has become a matter of life and death. Take Abdel Karim Suleiman, the 22-year-old Egyptian blogger who recently received a four-year jail sentence for charges that include "spreading information disruptive of public order and damaging to the country's reputation".
Then there is Tunisian lawyer and human rights defender Mohammed Abbou, now serving a three-and-a-half year prison sentence for publishing articles critical of his homeland's authorities on the internet. Or Iranian blogger Mojtaba Saminejad, who was tortured during his 88 days in solitary confinement.
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