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Outspoken Saudi Bloggers Wary of 'Official' Group

Andrew Hammond writes for Reuters:

Outspoken bloggers in ultraconservative Saudi Arabia said this week they fear that a new "official community" of Saudi bloggers was an attempt to threaten their freedom and anonymity.

The Internet has become a vibrant forum in Saudi Arabia for sounding off on political, social and economic issues with opinions impossible to express in the state-dominated media.

But the "Official Community of Saudi bloggers," or "Ocsab," wants to sideline Web writers known for their attacks on the Saudi royal family, government policies and religious zealotry. It has been heavily feted in the Saudi media.

posted by Fergie @ 5/03/2006 07:39:00 AM