Archive for activism
Saudi Arabia, Tunisia and Syria Prevent blogger and journalists from Attending Free Press Conference in Beirut
One blogger, two journalists, and one online writer were prevented from traveling to Beirut, Lebanon, to attend the 3rd Arab Free Press Forum that took place on 12 and 13 December, 2008
Saudi Arabia prevented the leading Saudi blogger, Fouad Al Farhan, from attending the event where he was scheduled to take part in a panel entitled “The Changing face of Arab blogging“.
The Internet and the Struggle for Voice in Repressive Regime Contexts
(Copenhagen 10-11 November 2008) I attended a Research seminar on Digital Media in Repressive RegimesPublic sphere, civic engagement and political mobilization (.Pdf) hosted by The Danish Institute for Human Rights. This is a video of a talk given by Mariam Memarsadeghi about the Internet and the Struggle for Voice in Repressive Regime Contexts. Miriam is a consultant to human rights and democracy organizations internationally and an outspoken advocate for women’s rights and civil liberties in Islamic contexts.
Internet Freedom in Egypt
Here is a great video explaining the role of the egyptian blogsphere in exposing human rights abuses and the role of the social-networking website Facebook and the micro-blogging platform Twitter in organizing demos and strikes, such as the April 6 strike and the May 4th General Strike.
Advocacy 2.0 Guide: Cross-posting for Advocacy
I’m pleased to announce that we have release the second Advocacy 2.0 Guide: Cross-posting for Advocacy, An Introduction to Effective Social Media Integration. This second guide by Global Voices Advocacy offers us a brief introduction to how to use cross-posting for online advocacy campaign. It reviews different web 2.0 tools, showcasing successful examples where cross-posting has been used for advocacy. The guide also includes the pros and cons of the cross-posting technique.
My interview on Global Voices
Below is the interview I had with Jillian York:
This week’s Blogger of the Week is none other than Global Voices Advocacy Director Sami Ben Gharbia, known for his dedication to the fight against oppression and censorship. Sami is originally from Tunisia, but has been based in The Netherlands since 1998. He blogs [...]
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Live blogging: Ethan Zuckerman in Picnic 08 -Amsterdam
Live blogging Ethan Zuckerman in Picnic 08 -Amsterdam- about Creativity & Interfaces on the Web
Silencing online speech in Tunisia
Blocking web 2.0 websites (Youtube, Dailymotion, Facebook) and barring access to local outspoken websites and blogs is the most obvious way of cracking down of the online free speech in Tunisia. It should be emphasized, however, that this is only one tool in the regime’s hand. Tunisia has adapted to the web 2.0 revolution by developing a broader strategy composed of a wide range of instruments [...]
GVsummit08: Defending Free Speech Online
The first day of the Global Voices Citizen Media Summit 2008 brought together core activists from different local anti-censorship groups, NGO’s representatives and tools developers. Day One was devoted to discuss the challenges facing freedom of expression and debate the state of censorship and anti-censorship efforts in the world featuring several panels on matters relating [...]
