Posted by Eugene Volokh:
Maldive Islands block Internet access:
[1]The AP reports:
The government Friday declared a state of emergency, blocking
access to the Internet, arresting about 100 democracy activists and
using tear gas to disperse thousands of protesters who rallied in a
rare show of dissent. . . .
Earlier Friday, pro-democracy protesters had gathered outside
police headquarters in Male to protest the detention of four
people. Worried that a standoff might develop, police later
released the four.
But the National Security Service used tear gas and rounded up
several demonstrators when the crowd, which swelled to an estimated
3,000, refused to leave, said the witnesses who spoke on condition
of anonymity.
The protest was a rare event in a country where political dissent
isn't tolerated. Political parties are banned in Maldives, a
country of 278,000 people on 1,192 coral islands, about 500
kilometres off the coast of India. . . .
References
1. http://www.cbc.ca/cp/world/040813/w081334.html
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