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Taming the Internet

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The global communicatio= ns technology played a crucial role in maximizing the role of media and diversifies its functions in societies. Information has witnessed a quantum leap from the classic function in the transfer of news coverage and events = to contribution in the re-production of cultural heritage of societies and contribution in shaping public opinion, leading to the concept of media development through partnership between media and development in the dissemination and rooting of concepts and values of humane global civilizat= ion for a knowledge societies. The ease and speed of deployment increased the importance of this role achieved by the multi-media; it took radio 38 years= to reach 50 million users while the Internet didn't need more than 4 years to reach the same number of users. Today, with the beginning of Electronic Communities spreading in Syria, and the evolution of the noting motion, and the emergence of encouraging ge= stures of the "citizen journalist" phenomenon, the Syrian government increasingly attempts to tame the Internet. The more the spread of electron= ic media in Syria and increased its influence in shaping the awareness of Syrian citizens, the more attempts to control and neutralize the positive role in the equation of freedom of expression. Syrian government working in the daytime to expand a= nd improve service users is itself working at night through its security servi= ces on blocking websites and prosecutes owners of dissenting views. To achieve = that, the Syrian government asks for the help of the largest global corporations = in this field, and in particular "Platinum Company Ltd.", which was founded in 1991 and the work started in Syria in 2000:

(A complete document explaining "Platinum Company Ltd." projects in Syria)<= /p>

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Security course in = Syria

Zone-H Internatio= nal Organization will hold a training course in information security and electr= onic defense. The course, which is the first of its kind in Syria, will be organized by Platinum Inc. in cooperation with Zone-H security experts and white-hat hac= king professionals.

The course will f= ocus on three areas:

HANDS-ON HACKING UNLIMITED
HANDS-ON HACKING WEB APPLICATION
WIRLELESS HACKING

1991
Founded in 1991, Platinum Inc. has since become a market leader in software development and network applications. Our goal is simple= : Client satisfaction is our priority.

Platinum = Inc. worked on many projects, in diverse sections of the market. That includes graphic designing and print-out servi= ces, TV commercials, video editing and many others. Platinum Inc. was one of the first companies to provide quality hosting services to the local market usi= ng our own co-located servers in Vancouver, Canada.

2000
By year 2000, Platinum Inc. had become a well-established = and reputable company. However, the local market still lagged behind=

We have a strong background and a great amount of experience, we've been developing software= for a diverse market and we strive not to only meet all requirements, but also = to keep our clients smiling.

After studying t= he local market in Syria, Platinum Inc. decided to take a bold step= and move into the custom application development field. This sector is usually a management's nightmare because of the difficulties and the implications.

2005
However, by 2005, Platinum Inc. was able to establish a software development section with a strong reputation of quality and timely response.

Our range of prod= ucts varies widely, starting with proxy and cache network appliances, to Web-bas= ed applications such as an automated mailing list management, live chat and ma= ny others.

To put it in simp= le words, what we do is whatever it takes to build a stable and secure network= ing infrastructure, enrich it with software packages and make sure everything r= uns smoothly. Platinum Inc. is committed to providing the best solutions in any= field; this is doing The Right Thing.

We've successfully accomplished large-scale projects for many well-known companies and governm= ent entities, such as the Syrian Telecom, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the UNDP, Bemo Bank and many others. Most of their sites are currently running a version of our home-brewed CMS, backed and controlled by Platinum Control Panel. Please, feel free to take a look at http://www.190.sy/, mofa.gov.sy. rtv.gov.sy, and yes, in case you're wondering, = http://www.platinum.sy= / is based on the exact same CMS.

We believe that i= f any company doesn't actually use its own products and services, then those prod= ucts and services are just not good enough. All of our servers are currently run= ning PCP on either Linux or FreeBSD hosts, cached by ThunderCache appliances on = IBM servers. This is the hosting platform that powers our clients' websites.

ThunderCache O= verview

Speed, Stability, Security and low cost became the main factors in Web World:
That is our promise. M= ake it real, by using ThunderCache web proxy.

How can you cont= rol internal users from inappropriate Web surfing, opening back doors for virus= es through Web based email or instant messaging, prevent spyware, or consuming network bandwidth and storage with P2P file sharing and video streaming?

The solution is t= o use a proxy device-such as the ThunderCache series of high performance proxy appliances Systems-designed specifically to provide visibility and control of all Web communications. Acting on behalf of the user and the application, the ThunderCache does not replace existing perimeter security devices; rather, it complements them by giving organizations the ability to control communications in a num= ber of ways that firewalls and other devices can't.

ThunderCa= che helps organizations make the Web sa= fe and productive for business. ThunderCache proxy appliances pro= vide visibility and control of Web communications to protect against risks from spyware, Web viruses, inappropriate Web surfing, instant messaging (IM), video streaming and peer-to-peer (P= 2P) file sharing while actually improving Web performance.

Stability, Speed, and Security are the main factors in a successful web browsing experience:

That is our promise. Make it real, by using ThunderCache w= eb proxy.

How can you control internal users from inappropriate web surfing, opening backdoors for viruses through web-based email or instant messaging, activat= ing spyware, or consuming network bandwidth with peer-to-peer file sharing and video streaming?

The answer is ThunderCache - High performance proxy appliances designed specifically to provide you with visibility and control over all y= our web communications. Acting on behalf of the user and the application, the <= strong>ThunderCache does not replace existing security devices; rather, it complements them by giving your organization the ability to control communications in a number = of ways that firewalls and other devices cannot.

Th= underCache helps your organi= zation make the web safe and productive for business. ThunderCache proxy appliances protect your web communications against spyware, web virus= es, inappropriate web surfing, instant messaging, video streaming and peer-to-p= eer file sharing? While actually improving web performance?

Security Issues:

ThunderCache securely isola= tes your web servers from direct internet access
Robust authentication<= /o:p>
Security policy enforcement support

Caching Issues:

Intelligent cache allows most web objects to be served directly from RAM for improved performance
Reduces required bandwidth
Conserves CPU res= ources
Delivers previous= ly cached pages faster

Managing Issues:

“Set and forget” p= roxy appliance is easy to deploy and manage
Intuitive graphical interfa= ce simplifies policy rules creation and management<= /li>
Comprehensive logging and reporting provide visibility into web usage patterns and security issu= es
High availability using hot-swappable disk drives and redundant hot-swappable power supplies

Why Filtering?

Filtering is a very important feature that protects your internal environment from a large number of attacks that try to destroy your business every second, but it should be smart enough to improve your whole = work not to just protect it.

That lies in using the= right filtering platform that provides the capabilities needed to monitor and con= trol a user’s dynamic web-based activities.
Effectively controlling spyware, peer-to-peer, or instant messaging requires deep content inspection and a high level of system performance. Controlling spyware, for example, not only requires URL filte= ring but also the ability to recognize and block “drive-by” installe= rs, scan for known spyware signatures and detects spyware communication attempt= s. A URL filtering list alone cannot provide this level of content inspection to= all instances of spyware activity. The ThunderCache solution combines a high-performance operating system on hardware, unique policy architecture with deep content inspection= and an integrated proxy cache that stores commonly accessed content. The ThunderCache solution extends the reach of URL filtering with the performan= ce that organizations require.

ThunderCache support for multiple protocols=

HTTP, HTTPS, FTP, SOCKS, Telne= t, AOL IM, Yahoo IM, Microsoft IM, DNS, MMS, RTSP, QuickTime, TCP-Tunnel=

Spy ware controls

Identify and block spyware ins= talls
Identify and block spyware communication
Log and report on spyware-infe= cted desktops

P2P file sharing controls=

Log and block P2P traffic=
Prevent client downloads and a= ds
Bandwidth optimization

Content Controls

Strip and replace active conte= nt
Filter MIME and file types
Header inspection and rewrites=
Client software controls<= /o:p>
Method level controls
Coach users<= /li>
Slow access to sites
Redirect requests
Time/group policies=

Web Anti-Virus Scanning

Redirect content to ProxyAV appliance
Caching of clean content<= /o:p>
Choice of AV engines

IM Logging and Controls

MSN, Yahoo, AIM
Method level control settings = and custom alerts

Phishing/Pop-up Ad blocking

Unmask disguised content and domains

Deny/allow per ap= plication

Streaming controls

Real, QuickTime

Bandwidth optimiz= ation

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In the context of policies related = to this methodology which dragged to include even sites surfers a= iming eliminating of Interactive privacy and on an ar= ea of freedom afforded by electronic media the previous Minister of Communications and Technology "Amro Salem" issued, commissioned by the Syrian Council of Ministers, decision on 25/07/2007 ordering websites admin= istration departments Mentioning "the name of the pu= blisher of the article and comment in a clear and detailed form under penalty of a warning website owner, Thus lack access to the site temporarily, in the eve= nt of a recurrence of the violation Lack of access to the site permanently&quo= t;. In the first documented application of the resolution the Ministry of Communications and Technology restricted access to the site www.damaspost.com for 24 hours, after a commenter named as "Jamal" criticiz= ed the President of Federation of Journalists and Al-Baath newspaper of nepotism a= nd friends in appointments.

Email Censorship

Generally most of Syria= ns internet users complain about the presence of the total control over the e-= mail Incoming and outgoing to Syria, number of Syrians have already been arrested and prosecuted because of send= ing emails. We do not know the method used by the authorities to implement the e-mail control process, but we noticed some notes on the incoming letters f= rom the E-mail server of the General Syrian informatics.

The case of an old mess= age:

Received

from outmail.scs-net.org (213.178.225.6)

30 Jun 2006 16:45:48 +0300<= /o:p>

Received:

from ([88.86.7.237])

by outmail.scs-net.org (8.13.7/8.13.7)

30 Jun 2006 16:28:49 +0300

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from outmail.scs-net.org(213.178.225.6) by WSe3300P.scs-net.org

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The case of a new messa= ge:

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from outmail.scs-net.org (213.178.225.6)

22 Nov 2006 23:49:04 +0200

Received

from [88.86.17.11] (may be forged)

by outmail.scs-net.org (8.13.7/8.13.7)

22 Nov 2006 22:49:30 +0200

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from outmail.scs-net.org(213.178.225.6)

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We note that the e-mail message travels between more than e-mail server network within the General = IT, The delayed within the network is about 4-5 hours. We also note that the arrangement of receiving messages (Received field) on the letterhead of the letter is not compatible with arranging them chronologically, and we can ex= pect that this letter was subjected to manipulation and distortion; also received additional lines in the banner were deleted.

We must admit that these remarks are not evidence that the e-mail messages that pass through the Syr= ian General Server computer subjected to surveillance, but in return, these rem= arks constitute a motive for scrutiny why design e-mail service to the service provider in this eccentric way, and on the reason of manipulating letterhead outgoing messages through it.

Here, too, the inabilit= y of verifying the existence of selective control of the e-mail had to be recall= ed. For example, it cannot be verified that the e-mail which comes from a certain t= itle of or up to a certain title via Syrian e-mail servers is copied, checked or blocked. Nor can verify the credibility of Syrian e-mail servers to preserve the confidentiality of messages, for example, we cannot verify that the e-m= ail server of the communication establishment does not copy the incoming and outgoing mail and store in some way.

However, several cases = in recent years have been recorded of persons have been arrested because of th= eir E-mail messages, one of the detainees spoke that his emails were printed by those = who arrested him and were also arranged by the date of sending and those who had sent them        = e-mails.

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Tighten control on Intern= et cafes

This control was culmin= ated in last month of March through members of the security agencies who informe= d orally owners of Internet cafes - especially those located near universities and university housing - the need for registration of personal data for Internet users in these Internet cafes, and keep a daily record contains triangular = user name, his mother’s name, and ID or passport number, apparatus used number, presence and leaving hour at the café, and obligating Intern= et cafes owners extradition of the register to the security agencies delegates when their presence.

And despite the absence= of any extradition of written decision to cafes owners in this regard, however, the Department of Commerce of Communications establishment requiring those = who wish to obtain an internet cafe investment license approval on conditions d= ocument issued on 01/07/2007 No. 4/4/109 which contains in the fifth item within the investment service conditions “The approval of the Ministry of the Interior (Political Security Section)”

-       Also, the fourth item within the service provider obligations:=

“To keep a comple= te record of the identity of users of the service with dates and use hours for review when needed, and the licensee owner is responsible the accuracy of information recorded in the register he has.

-       The fifth item within the service provider obligations:

The obligation of provi= ding all the relevant information about users of the service when requested by t= he establishment, and the obligation of cooperate fully with the establishment= .

-       The sixth item within the service provider obligations:

“Each apparatus i= s the Internet café should carry a real and constant IP Address, and retain all Log Files operations that have been through this apparatus for a month = at least”

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(Blocking) Withholding We= bsites

The Syrian government h= as expanded very widely over the past year in the process of (Blocking) withholding websites. In addition to that, provisional blocking operations which some news websites operating within Syria have suffered as a discipli= nary punishment, as happened with Syria news site www.sy-n.com a result of introducing photographs of the crime scene of the assassination= of member of the Military Council of The Lebanese Hezbollah “Imad Mugniy= ah”.

Also, the Director of Communications Establishment issued a circular of (Blocking) withholding www.shabablek.com website, which opened in 2001. The circular contained the following: “Please work on (Blocking= ) withholding the following Web site www.shabablek.com quickly as possible and l= et us know”. The site manager was surprised about the (Blocking) withhol= ding of the website without calling the owner of the case related to clarify the reason for blocking for example. "Couldn't the Minister of communicati= ons send any person to contact me, as I am a manager of a well known company wi= th a bright past in Syria= ? Doesn't a hard working for seven years in building a youth edifice contains more than 400.000 participations, and more than 56.000 participants deserve telling him the reasons of blocking his site?" the site manager added.= The blocking was lifted up after some days.

The number of blocking = sites until 28/04/2008 according to what we could remedy and ascertain the realit= y of blocking is (161) sites, although we think that the real number is much big= ger than this. The information branch in the State Security Department in Damascus, observes= the process of monitoring and giving the orders to the establishment of communications to block these sites. These incidents were proved by followi= ng the judicial procedures of blocking the site www.alnazaha.org= . And returned to the surface a= gain this year, the issue of security agencies pressure on sites to close their doors "voluntarily", as had happened previously with the site www.syriamirror.net, whereas the Syrian Center for Media and Freedom of Expression acknowledged that the information branch in the State Security Department in Damascus requested from the administration of www.syria-life.c= om to close the site immediately under wide operations of threats and pressure= . On the first page of that news website that had been stopped came the followin= g: "We apologize from the honored readers for stopping following up the Syrian media project (Syria Life) in the current circumstances and we hope = to complete the project in future …" unfortunately; we couldn't be = able to document that.

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Website Name

The Domain

No.

Lebanese Canadian Coordinating Council

10452lccc.com<= /o:p>

1

12 Avdar Kurd

12avdar.com

2

14th March Party (Lebanon)

14march.org

3

Horizons=

aafaq.org

4

Aaram News<= /p>

aaramnews.com<= /o:p>

5

Middle = East Journal

aawsat.com

6

Sheikh Abo Baseer Website=

abubaseer.bizland.c= om

7

Civilized Dialogue<= /span>

ahewar.org

8

Liberal's Party<= span lang=3DAR-SA dir=3DRTL style=3D'font-size:14.0pt'><= /p>

ahrar.org.lb

9

Syria Liberal's

ahrarsyria.com=

10

Oh … Country<= b>

ahyawatan.wordpress= .com

11

Syria Brotherhood

akhawia.net

12

The gate=

albawaba.com

13

Dialogue=

alhiwaradimocraty.f= ree.fr

14

Lebane= se Battalions

al-kataeb.org<= /o:p>

15

All for Syria

all4syria.org<= /o:p>

16

All for Truth

all4truth.com<= /o:p>

17

The Station=

almahatta.net<= /o:p>

18

Future Newspaper (Lebanon)<= /b>

almustaqbal.com

19

Integrity Website

alnazaha.org

20

KDP

alparty.org

21

The Channel Website=

alqanat.com

22

Alquds Newspaper

alquds.co.uk

23

Syrian Pages=

alsafahat.net<= /o:p>

24

The Political Newspaper

alseyassah.com=

25

Syrian National Social Movemen= t

alwatan-alsouri.com=

26

Amazon Website

amazon.com

27

Amude Website

amude.net

28

Annahar Newspaper (Lebanon)<= /b>

annahar.com

29

The Criticizer

annaqed.com

30

Site navigation technician for Security

anonymization.net

31

Proxy=

anonymizer.com=

32

Proxy

anonymouse.org=

33

Arab Times Website<= /span>

arabtimes.com<= /o:p>

34

The Opinion<= /b>

arraee.com

35

Arabic East Center

asharqalarabi.org.u= k

36

Middle = East Newspaper

asharqalawsat.com

37

Atassi Forum

atassiforum.org

38

Beidipedia=

beidipedia.wikia.co= m

39

Beirut Letter

beirutletter.com/

40

Kurdistan

binxet.com

41

Blogspot=

blogspot.com

42

Bonjour Sham=

bonjoursham.net

43

Cedar Guards

cedarguards.org/

44

Kurdish organization for the defense= of human rights and public freedoms in Syria

dad-kurd.org

45

Damascus Declaration

damdec.org

46

Democratic Syria=

democraticsyria.org=

47

Efrin=

efrin.net

48

Elaph Newsletter

elaph.com

49

Face Book

facebook.com

50

Lebanese Forces

forces-libanaises.c= om

51

Justice and Construction Movement

forsyria.org

52

Free Lebanon

freelebanon.org/

53

Free Syria=

free-syria.com=

54

Future TV

future.com.lb<= /o:p>

55

Future Movement

futuremovement.org<= o:p>

57

Future Youth / Hariry<= span lang=3DAR-SY style=3D'font-size:14.0pt;mso-bidi-language:AR-SY'>

futureyouth.org

58

Kurd Ship

gemyakurda.net=

59

Proxy

guardster.com<= /o:p>

60

Guluberin=

guluberin.net<= /o:p>

61

Modernity and Democracy Party

hadatha4syria.com

62

= Hama City

ha= macity.com/

63

Saad Hariri

hariri2005.com=

64

Kurdish Public Union Party in Syria<= /p>

hevgirtin.wz.cz

65

Islamic Liberation Party

hizb-ut-tahrir.org<= o:p>

66

Popular Defense Forces of Kurdistan<= /p>

hpg-online.net=

67

Idlib City

idlib.org

68

Muslim Brotherhood forum<= /span>

ikhwan.net

69

Media Centre for the Muslim Brotherh= ood

ikhwansyria.com

70

Kurdish Islamic Studies Center= <= /p>

islam-kurd.com=

71

Islam Memo

islammemo.cc

72

Islam Online

islamonline.net

73

Islam Way

islamway.com

74

Jidar / Wall

jidar.net

75

Media Centre of the Muslim Brotherhood

jimsyr.com

76

Cultural Bridges

josor.net

77

Bloggings for Writers

katib.org

78

Democratic Party of Kurdistan - Syria

kdps.info

79

KesKesor Website

keskesor.eu

80

KesKesor Website

keskesor.info<= /o:p>

81

Arabic Al Khaimah

khayma.com

82

Khalifa

khilafah.net

83

Kurdish News Network

knntv.net

84

Kurdistan Sand

kurdax.net

85

Kurdish Committee for Human Rights

kurdchr.org

86

Kurdish Website

kurdistanabinxete.c= om

87

Kurdistan Times

kurdistan-times.com=

88

Kurdistan Times

kurdistan-times.org=

89

Kurdish Media<= /p>

kurdmedya.com<= /o:p>

90

Kurdish Knowledge<= /b>

kurdnas.com

91

Kurdish Day

kurdroj.com

92

Lebanese Forces

lebanese-forces.com=

93

Lebanese Forces

lebanese-forces.org=

94

Lebanese Forces

lebforces.org<= /o:p>

95

Maktoob Blog

maktooblog.com=

96

Platforms Website<= /b>

menassat.com

97

Middle East Transparent

metransparent.com

98

Middle East Transparent

middleeasttranspare= nt.com

99

Approaches Website<= b><= /p>

mokarabat.com<= /o:p>

100

Muslm Website<= /p>

muslm.net

101

Nusairee Website

mypage.ayna.com/nus= airee

102

Nisreen Website

nessrin.com

103

Arab News Network Lebanon<= /p>

netarabic.com<= /o:p>

104

New Lebanese

new-lebanese.com

105

Liberals News

news.ahrar.org.lb

106

New Syrian Website=

newsyrian.net<= /o:p>

107

Lebanon Now

nowlebanon.com=

108

Literati Association of Sham

odabasham.net<= /o:p>

109

Syrian Opposition Gate

opensyria.org<= /o:p>

110

Opinion Activists<= /p>

opl-now.org

111

Panorama Syria<= /p>

panoramasouria.net<= o:p>

112

KDP Baron<= /p>

pdksy.net

113

Future Current Kurds in Syria<= /p>

peseroj.net

114

Proxy

proxify.com

115

Proxy

proxyone.com

116

Proxy

proxyweb.net

117

Progressive Socialist Party

psp.org.lb

118

Qamishlo

qamishlo.net

119

Damascus Spring

rabeadamascus.com

120

Syrian Reform Party

reformsyria.net

121

Difficult road

rekeftin.com

122

Civilized Dialogue=

rezgar.com

123

Rojava Website=

rojava.net

124

Salvation Front

savesyria.org<= /o:p>

125

Sema Kurd

semakurd.net

126

Shermola Website

shermola.herforum.n= et

127

Syrian Committee for Human Rig= hts<= /p>

shrc.org=

128

Syrian Committee for Human Rights

shrc.org.uk

129

Human Rights Information Link Syria

shril.info

130

Struggling Syria=

sorea.jeeran.com

131

Syria Gate

soriagate.net<= /o:p>

132

Voice of Kurdistan<= /p>

sotkurdistan.net

133

Syria Heart

souriaheart.net

134

technician Site for Security navigat= ion

surfola.com

135

Syria Now

syriaalaan.com=

136

Syrian Observatory for Human Rights<= /span>

syriahr.com

137

Kurdish unity of action

syriakurds.com=

138

Syrian Elector=

syrianelector.com

139

Syria forum

syrianforum.org

140

Syria Tribune

syriatribune.com

141

Syria Truth

syriatruth.org=

142

Free Patriotic Movement

tayyar.org

143

Tharwa Community

tharwacommunity.org=

144

Syrian Elector in English=

tharwacommunity.typ= epad.com

145

Tharwa Project=

tharwaproject.com

146

The Free Syria

thefreesyria.org

147

The Solidarity=

thesolidarity.com

148

Third Alliance

thirdalliance.net

149

This is Syria<= /p>

thisissyria.net

150

Tirej Website<= /p>

tirej.net

151

Sham Transparent

transparentsham.com=

152

Syrian Democratic Trend

tsdp.org=

153

Proxy

webwarper.net<= /o:p>

154

National Website

welateme.net

155

Syria Reconciliation

wifaq-syria.com

156

Leftist Forums

yasaree.net

157

Left Democratic

yassardimocrati.com=

158

Norouz Website

yek-dem.com

159

Yekiti Party

yekiti-party.org

160

You Tube

youtube.com

161

Classifying Blocked Websi= tes

Websites' Quality

Number of Blocked Websites

Kurdish Websites

35

political Opposition websites

28

Lebanese Websites

25

Media Websites

21

Islamic Websites=

13

Proxy Websites

9

Cultural Websites

9

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7

Electronic Societies=

6

Human rights organizations<= /b>

5

Free blogging Websites<= b>=

3

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Blocking free blogging We= bsites

Despite what the number= s of the study shows that the free blogging sites are less species vulnerable to blocking with 2% percentage, however, the nature of the services provided by these sites as it gives participants a free interactive sites which is easy= to control, saves the privacy and independency of the participant away from the company on a hand, and the rapid growth in the number of bloggers in Syria = on the other hand. These entire make limiting the number of blocked bloggings = and people of violated rights because of these more than difficult to be confin= ed, especially if we know that blocked bloggings sites are:

1-       ww= w.blogspot.com: The largest and most important site of blogging in the world presented by GOOGLE and contains ten millions of participants, and = it is very hard to limit the Syrian participations in it.

2-       ww= w.maktooblog.com: The most important Arabic blogging contains more than 3500 Syrian blogging that were blocked together with the website itself.

3-       <= span style=3D'font-size:14.0pt;font-weight:normal'>www.katib.org: One of the initiatives of the Arab Network for Human Rights, and despite the recent launch, however, this p= roject is obtaining keen importance from being a non-p= rofit project aims serving the freedom of expression in the Arabic world and frequently visited by Arab young people interested in issues of democracy a= nd human rights.

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*Website Name*	*The Domain*	*No.*
Lebanese Canadian Coordinating Council	10452lccc.com<= /o:p>	1
12 Avdar Kurd	12avdar.com	2
14th March Party (Lebanon)	14march.org	3
Horizons=	aafaq.org	4
Aaram News<= /p>	aaramnews.com<= /o:p>	5
Middle = East Journal	aawsat.com	6
Sheikh Abo Baseer Website=	abubaseer.bizland.c= om	7
Civilized Dialogue<= /span>	ahewar.org	8
Liberal's Party<= span lang=3DAR-SA dir=3DRTL style=3D'font-size:14.0pt'><= /p>	ahrar.org.lb	9
Syria Liberal's	ahrarsyria.com=	10
Oh … Country<= b>	ahyawatan.wordpress= .com	11
Syria Brotherhood	akhawia.net	12
The gate=	albawaba.com	13
Dialogue=	alhiwaradimocraty.f= ree.fr	14
Lebane= se Battalions	al-kataeb.org<= /o:p>	15
All for Syria	all4syria.org<= /o:p>	16
All for Truth	all4truth.com<= /o:p>	17
The Station=	almahatta.net<= /o:p>	18
Future Newspaper (Lebanon)<= /b>	almustaqbal.com	19
Integrity Website	alnazaha.org	20
KDP	alparty.org	21
The Channel Website=	alqanat.com	22
Alquds Newspaper	alquds.co.uk	23
Syrian Pages=	alsafahat.net<= /o:p>	24
The Political Newspaper	alseyassah.com=	25
Syrian National Social Movemen= t	alwatan-alsouri.com=	26
Amazon Website	amazon.com	27
Amude Website	amude.net	28
Annahar Newspaper (Lebanon)<= /b>	annahar.com	29
The Criticizer	annaqed.com	30
Site navigation technician for Security	anonymization.net	31
Proxy=	anonymizer.com=	32
Proxy	anonymouse.org=	33
Arab Times Website<= /span>	arabtimes.com<= /o:p>	34
The Opinion<= /b>	arraee.com	35
Arabic East Center	asharqalarabi.org.u= k	36
Middle = East Newspaper	asharqalawsat.com	37
Atassi Forum	atassiforum.org	38
Beidipedia=	beidipedia.wikia.co= m	39
Beirut Letter	beirutletter.com/	40
Kurdistan	binxet.com	41
Blogspot=	blogspot.com	42
Bonjour Sham=	bonjoursham.net	43
Cedar Guards	cedarguards.org/	44
Kurdish organization for the defense= of human rights and public freedoms in Syria	dad-kurd.org	45
Damascus Declaration	damdec.org	46
Democratic Syria=	democraticsyria.org=	47
Efrin=	efrin.net	48
Elaph Newsletter	elaph.com	49
Face Book	facebook.com	50
Lebanese Forces	forces-libanaises.c= om	51
Justice and Construction Movement	forsyria.org	52
Free Lebanon	freelebanon.org/	53
Free Syria=	free-syria.com=	54
Future TV	future.com.lb<= /o:p>	55
Future Movement	futuremovement.org<= o:p>	57
Future Youth / Hariry<= span lang=3DAR-SY style=3D'font-size:14.0pt;mso-bidi-language:AR-SY'>	futureyouth.org	58
Kurd Ship	gemyakurda.net=	59
Proxy	guardster.com<= /o:p>	60
Guluberin=	guluberin.net<= /o:p>	61
Modernity and Democracy Party	hadatha4syria.com	62
= Hama City	ha= macity.com/	63
Saad Hariri	hariri2005.com=	64
Kurdish Public Union Party in Syria<= /p>	hevgirtin.wz.cz	65
Islamic Liberation Party	hizb-ut-tahrir.org<= o:p>	66
Popular Defense Forces of Kurdistan<= /p>	hpg-online.net=	67
Idlib City	idlib.org	68
Muslim Brotherhood forum<= /span>	ikhwan.net	69
Media Centre for the Muslim Brotherh= ood	ikhwansyria.com	70
Kurdish Islamic Studies Center= <= /p>	islam-kurd.com=	71
Islam Memo	islammemo.cc	72
Islam Online	islamonline.net	73
Islam Way	islamway.com	74
Jidar / Wall	jidar.net	75
Media Centre of the Muslim Brotherhood	jimsyr.com	76
Cultural Bridges	josor.net	77
Bloggings for Writers	katib.org	78
Democratic Party of Kurdistan - Syria	kdps.info	79
KesKesor Website	keskesor.eu	80
KesKesor Website	keskesor.info<= /o:p>	81
Arabic Al Khaimah	khayma.com	82
Khalifa	khilafah.net	83
Kurdish News Network	knntv.net	84
Kurdistan Sand	kurdax.net	85
Kurdish Committee for Human Rights	kurdchr.org	86
Kurdish Website	kurdistanabinxete.c= om	87
Kurdistan Times	kurdistan-times.com=	88
Kurdistan Times	kurdistan-times.org=	89
Kurdish Media<= /p>	kurdmedya.com<= /o:p>	90
Kurdish Knowledge<= /b>	kurdnas.com	91
Kurdish Day	kurdroj.com	92
Lebanese Forces	lebanese-forces.com=	93
Lebanese Forces	lebanese-forces.org=	94
Lebanese Forces	lebforces.org<= /o:p>	95
Maktoob Blog	maktooblog.com=	96
Platforms Website<= /b>	menassat.com	97
Middle East Transparent	metransparent.com	98
Middle East Transparent	middleeasttranspare= nt.com	99
Approaches Website<= b><= /p>	mokarabat.com<= /o:p>	100
Muslm Website<= /p>	muslm.net	101
Nusairee Website	mypage.ayna.com/nus= airee	102
Nisreen Website	nessrin.com	103
Arab News Network Lebanon<= /p>	netarabic.com<= /o:p>	104
New Lebanese	new-lebanese.com	105
Liberals News	news.ahrar.org.lb	106
New Syrian Website=	newsyrian.net<= /o:p>	107
Lebanon Now	nowlebanon.com=	108
Literati Association of Sham	odabasham.net<= /o:p>	109
Syrian Opposition Gate	opensyria.org<= /o:p>	110
Opinion Activists<= /p>	opl-now.org	111
Panorama Syria<= /p>	panoramasouria.net<= o:p>	112
KDP Baron<= /p>	pdksy.net	113
Future Current Kurds in Syria<= /p>	peseroj.net	114
Proxy	proxify.com	115
Proxy	proxyone.com	116
Proxy	proxyweb.net	117
Progressive Socialist Party	psp.org.lb	118
Qamishlo	qamishlo.net	119
Damascus Spring	rabeadamascus.com	120
Syrian Reform Party	reformsyria.net	121
Difficult road	rekeftin.com	122
Civilized Dialogue=	rezgar.com	123
Rojava Website=	rojava.net	124
Salvation Front	savesyria.org<= /o:p>	125
Sema Kurd	semakurd.net	126
Shermola Website	shermola.herforum.n= et	127
Syrian Committee for Human Rig= hts<= /p>	shrc.org=	128
Syrian Committee for Human Rights	shrc.org.uk	129
Human Rights Information Link Syria	shril.info	130
Struggling Syria=	sorea.jeeran.com	131
Syria Gate	soriagate.net<= /o:p>	132
Voice of Kurdistan<= /p>	sotkurdistan.net	133
Syria Heart	souriaheart.net	134
technician Site for Security navigat= ion	surfola.com	135
Syria Now	syriaalaan.com=	136
Syrian Observatory for Human Rights<= /span>	syriahr.com	137
Kurdish unity of action	syriakurds.com=	138
Syrian Elector=	syrianelector.com	139
Syria forum	syrianforum.org	140
Syria Tribune	syriatribune.com	141
Syria Truth	syriatruth.org=	142
Free Patriotic Movement	tayyar.org	143
Tharwa Community	tharwacommunity.org=	144
Syrian Elector in English=	tharwacommunity.typ= epad.com	145
Tharwa Project=	tharwaproject.com	146
The Free Syria	thefreesyria.org	147
The Solidarity=	thesolidarity.com	148
Third Alliance	thirdalliance.net	149
This is Syria<= /p>	thisissyria.net	150
Tirej Website<= /p>	tirej.net	151
Sham Transparent	transparentsham.com=	152
Syrian Democratic Trend	tsdp.org=	153
Proxy	webwarper.net<= /o:p>	154
National Website	welateme.net	155
Syria Reconciliation	wifaq-syria.com	156
Leftist Forums	yasaree.net	157
Left Democratic	yassardimocrati.com=	158
Norouz Website	yek-dem.com	159
Yekiti Party	yekiti-party.org	160
You Tube	youtube.com	161

Websites' Quality	Number of Blocked Websites
Kurdish Websites	35
political Opposition websites	28
Lebanese Websites	25
Media Websites	21
Islamic Websites=	13
Proxy Websites	9
Cultural Websites	9
Newspapers & TV<= span dir=3DLTR style=3D'font-size:14.0pt;color:black;mso-bidi-language:AR-SY'>=	7
Electronic Societies=	6
Human rights organizations<= /b>	5
Free blogging Websites<= b>=	3