Source: Openinform 13 February 2012 ![]() Agora has also registered 31 cyber-attacks, 11 civil lawsuits won against bloggers, and five proposals made by politicians and officials to tighten regulation of the Internet, Open Information Agency reports. “Pressure on Internet users in Russia continues to increase in practically all directions,” Agora notes in its latest independent report. “Grave causes for concern are the renewal of murders and assaults against journalists and Internet activists, a series of hacker attacks that go unpunished, and the further development of the unlawful practice of blocking access to ‘undesirable’ Internet sites. ![]() At the same time, Agora considers that the practice of prosecuting Internet activists for inciting hatred against ‘social groups’, such as ‘representatives of authority’, ‘police officers’, and so on, is gradually being wound up. |