After being ousted from Amazon, WikiLeaks found a refuge for part of its content with the French Internet company OVH. But French digital economy minister Eric Besson today said the French government was looking at ways to ban hosting of the site. WikiLeaks was also recently dropped by its domain name provider EveryDNS. Meanwhile, several countries well known for for their disregard of freedom of expression and information, including Thailand and China, have blocked access to cablegate.wikileaks.org. ........... M O R E:  http://en.rsf.org/wikileaks-hounded-04-12-2010,38958.html ........... This is the first time we have seen an attempt at the international community level to censor a website dedicated to the principle of transparency. We are shocked to find countries such as France and the United States suddenly bringing their policies on freedom of expression into line with those of China. We point out that in France and the United States, it is up to the courts, not politicians, to decide whether or not a website should be closed.
Reporters Without Borders would also like to stress that it has always defended online freedom and the principle of “Net neutrality,” according to which Internet Service Providers and hosting companies should play no role in choosing the content that is placed online

Picture: Reporters Without Borders USA .......  http://en.rsf.org/reporters-without-borders-usa-23-11-2009,35024.html and War Reporter 3D ...  http://en.rsf.org/war-reporter-3d-29-06-2009,33636.html

P.S.: Leaks from Wikileaks expose U.S. intervention in the Honduras coup d’état .........  http://www.granma.cu/ingles/international-i/1dic-Wikileaks.html