The US blocked access from the US to some Iranian government web sites.

That is censorship in the US. Americans have the right to see what Iran is saying.

New Zealand imprisons people for "being insulting", and plans to do this in even more cases.

It is painful to be insulted, but none of us has the right to forbid people to insult us.

PISSI is becoming PISSA as it expands in Subsaharan Africa.

PISSA in Nigeria treats local Muslims with respect, better than other governments. Which is fine, in and of itself. If it were willing to make peace with non-Muslims, we could coexist with it.

Belarus has moved journalist prisoner Roman Protasevich to house arrest in an apartment.

Likewise Sofia Sapega, who was taken off the plane with him.

This could be a step towards releasing the two. I expect the EU would suspend its sanctions unless/until Belarus does such a thing again.

Australia has imposed a lockdown on part of Sydney, and a neighboring town.

This is necessary.

An article argues that Australia was foolish to depend on its quarantine and occasional lockdowns to protect the country from Covid-19.

I disagree.

In an ideal world, Australia (and every other country) would have vaccinated everyone by now (aside from medically necessary exceptions). However, given the artificial limitations on vaccine production, on top of the inevitable difficulties of ramping up production, Australia was not the most urgent place to use the limited supplies. It was succeeding, as well as any country, in keeping its population safe.