The following material might be relevant: Kalathil, S., and Boas, T., 2001, "The Internet and State Control in Authoritarian Regimes: China, Cuba and the Counterrevolution", 21, Information Revolution and World Politics Project, Carnegie Working Papers, p. 28. http://www.ceip.org/files/pdf/21KalathilBoas.pdf Amnesty Report from 2002 - People's Republic of China: State control of the Internet: http://web.amnesty.org/web/content.nsf/pages/gbr_china_internet Karine ----- Original Message ----- From: Joseph Roberts To: air-l@aoir.org Sent: Saturday, August 30, 2003 8:59 PM Subject: [Air-l] Reliable Stats on Censorship I am looking for reliable stats on the effectiveness of internet censorship in developing countries. I am particularly interested in Saudi Arabia but could use information on Singapore, China, and others. Any thoughts or suggestions where one might find this info. Typical searches on Google have not been as fruitful as usual. Joseph W. Roberts, Ph.D., ABD Instructor of Political Science E-Mail: nospam.roberts000@earthlink.net