YouTube Blocked in Armenia

Various blogs report on the blocking of YouTube under current state of emergency restrictions in Armenia. Hrag Vartanian asks perhaps rhetorically why this has happened, Blogoscoped posts an email and screenshot from a reader in Armenia confirming it has happened, while Blogian says it at least shows that the Internet is fast becoming a major source of information for some part of the population.

Published:: 03.10.08 / 5pm by Onnik

Category:: Armenia, Armenia Presidential Election 2008, Blogs, Censorship, Freedom of Speech, News Briefs, State of Emergency

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This blog is a compilation of news, analysis, links and original material by Onnik Krikorian, a British journalist and photographer now resident in Yerevan, Armenia.

He is the Caucasus Editor for Global Voices Online, the Armenia Editor for Oneworld.net, and also posts from Armenia for the Frontline Club.

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