Saudi Arabia: Tweeting AlBajady's Hunger Strike

IWPR a year ago Region: Saudi Arabia

Written by Mona Kareem Saudi netizens joined forces last night to tweet about the plight of Mohammed Albajady, a 34-year-old Saudi activist who has been imprisoned for a year with no charges and no fair trial and who has ... more

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Russia: The Early Days of Government Transparency

Global Voices a year ago Region: Russian Federation

Written by  Sven Hultberg Carlsson “Make your work available online.” It may seem a harmless demand, but in Russia it's more than that. Such a request led to Alexey Navalny [2], a famed an... more

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Russia: The “Big White Circle” Protest in Moscow

Global Voices a year ago Region: Russian Federation

Written by Veronica Khokhlova On Sunday, February 26, 2012, thousands of people gathered in central Moscow for the Big White Circle [2] protest, forming a human chain [3] along most of the le... more

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Iran: Letter from Jailed Blogger Details “Blue Sky of Pain”

Global Voices a year ago Region: Iran

Written by Fred Petrossian Dr. Mehdi Khazali [1], a jailed Iranian blogger, publisher and government critic, wrote [2] a letter this month from prison describing a “blue sky of pain”... more

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Syria: Shock and Disbelief Over Murder of Journalists

Global Voices a year ago Region: Syrian Arab Republic

Written by Amira Al Hussaini Netizens covering the daily carnage in Syria on social media had to take a step back today to soak in news of more atrocities committed against humanity in the Baba Amr neighbourhood, in bes... more

Views: 974

Poland and ACTA: Gossip Portal Accuses Mainstream Media of Ignorance

Global Voices a year ago Region: Poland

 Written by  Katarzyna Odrozek “In what kind of country are we living and how pathetic are the media here, if an article like this had to be written by an internet portal with a poodle in their logo?&nbs... more

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Journalist Accuses Armenian Police of Framing Him

IWPR a year ago Region: Armenia

Hayk Gevorgyan says alleged hit-and-run incident never happened, and case was fabricated because he criticised police. By Anna Barseghyan  An Armenian journalist has accused police of arresting him in reven... more

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Say NO to ACTA –Protest rally against treaty threatening free speech and privacy online

Shreedeep Rayamajhi a year ago Region: Belgium

After the fall of PIPA and SOPA, the internet community is again uniting to fight against the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA). A protest rally is being organized by the internet community on February 11 all over... more

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Russia: Day of Protests Divides Citizens

Global Voices a year ago Region: Russian Federation

Written by Alexey Sidorenko Despite temperatures of -20 degrees, thousands of Russians went out to the streets to participate in election manifestations. Many, organised online, were protesting against the current elect... more

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Côte d'Ivoire: Hackers Threaten Intelligence Agency Upon Arrest of Journalist

Global Voices a year ago Region: Cote D'ivoire

 Written by Julie Owono Managing editor of Ivorian newspaper Le Patriote, Charles Sanga, was arrested on January 31, 2012 after his newspaper revealed that the Constitutional Court of Côte d'Ivoire decid... more

Views: 887