The plight of the blogger and how to protect them

The protection of the free press in the West is a given, but who protects a blogger arrested under a repressive regime?

WHEN THE local correspondent of a Western newspaper is arrested or intimidated under a repressive regime, a huge machine grinds into action.

If the newspaper chooses to pick a fight, the correspondent has the public support of the newspaper’s editorial and the case has the ear of its readers. If the newspaper chooses a quieter route, the political department of the newspaper almost certainly has some sort of working relationship with their domestic government, and at least the attention of politicians. Read More

Courtesy: Irish Times