What:Omid Reza Mir Sayafi, an Iranian blogger, died tragically in prison on March 18, demonstrating the sad fact that a blogger’s life can be lost as easily as a blog can be filtered by authorities.
Bloggers have been praised on many occasions for their contribution and value to the information society. They are admired in many cases as unheard voices in society but unfortunately most of the time, when a blogger faces persecution, his or her voice is not heard.
Sadly, Omid Reza’s case is not an exception and dozens of cyber dissidents are in jail around our globalized world and many more face political persecution.
When: I would like to propose March 18 every year as an international day of solidarity with persecuted bloggers.
Why: We can remember, talk and honor in this day jailed, tortured, killed and threatened bloggers, regardless of their political ideas and social or ethnic backgrounds. We can also discuss on this day what measures should be taken to support persecuted bloggers.
How: I am ready to receive your comments, ideas, initiatives and words on this topic. So far I got very positive feedback from Committee to protect bloggers and Digiactive and several bloggers.
Who: Please contact me at helpforbloggers@gmail.com if you’d like to get involved
[...] una especie de homenaje a Omid Reza, Hamid Tehrani nos habla en Global Voices Advocacy de proponer el 18 de marzo como el “Día Internacional de la Solidaridad con los Bloggers [...]
posted on March 24th, 2009 at 9:31 am - #15252God bless you Hamid. I hope I could be a bit of help, but I am a simple student. I can just cheer for you and wish that God keeps you safe for Mother land Iran.
posted on April 1st, 2009 at 10:01 am - #15347