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Appendices

Appendix 1
Sample of a blocked website in Saudi Arabia

Appendix 2
Sample of a blocked website in Qatar

Appendix 3
Sample of a blocked website in the UAE

Appendix 4
Sample of a blocked website in Bahrain


Appendix 5
Copy of the decision of the Bahraini Ministry of Information
to block some websites in Bahrain

Appendix 6
Image of a blocked website in Syria

Appendix 7
Sample of an application to subscribe to the Internet in Syria

Appendix 8
What appears on the screen when browsing a blocked website in Kuwait

Appendix 9
An image of the an infiltrated Bahraini forum website

Appendix 10
The screen appearing to Journalists in Al-Ahram Foundation
after Egyptian blogs were blocked

Appendix 11
Sample of an application to block a website in Syria

Appendix 12
Opinion poll by the Arabic Network for Human Rights Information
The poll was used for the report
The Arabic Network for Human Rights Information is preparing a study on the use of internet and its freedom in the Arab World, covering 18 Arab countries. Your answers to the following question will be highly useful for our research. We will keep the privacy of your answers. Please reply to the questions and send them to our email address by 15 August 2006.

Questions:
1. Do you face any problems while browsing any website? What kind of websites are they? Please give examples
2. What are the prices of subscription to internet service? Do you consider these prices reasonable? Do you think the prices influence how internet use is spread?
3. How many hours do you use the internet daily or weekly?
4. What are the main uses of internet for you? e.g Chat, News, Email, downloading files, others
5. In your opinion, what is main reason for restriction on the Internet? Family, State, Internet Café owners, or other (please mention)?
6. What is the status of internet access in Internet Cafes? Are your names registered? Is there any censorship? Do you face any problems?
7. Have you witnessed any restriction, blocking of active websites, harassments, arrests?
8. Do you have any witness statements or stances that you find necessary to mention? What are they?

Information:
Country:
Age:
Gender:

Please send your responses to :
openarabnet@yahoo.com