18 February 2006

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RSF testifies before US House of Representatives


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(RSF/IFEX) - The following is a 16 February 2006 RSF press release:

Testimony of Reporters Without Borders before the US House of Representatives

Reporters Without Borders' representative in Washington, Lucie Morillon, testified on 15 February before the US House of Representatives Committee for International Relations and Humanitarian Affairs. During the hearing, major US Internet companies such as Yahoo!, Microsoft, Google and Cisco Systems were required to explain their collaboration with the Chinese authorities on web censorship. Here is the full text, in English, of the Reporters Without Borders' statement.

http://www.rsf.org/IMG/pdf/Reporters_Without_Borders_testimony-2.pdf



Source:

Reporters Without Borders
47, rue Vivienne
75002 Paris
France
rsf (@) rsf.org
Phone: +33 1 44 83 84 84
Fax: +33 1 45 23 11 51
 

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