2011 September

September, 2011

Monthly archive · 16 posts

Stories from September, 2011

23 September 2011

The Netizen Report: Governance Edition

Written by Rebecca MacKinnon · Netizen Report

Tweet of the week: “If you are not at the table, you are probably on the menu.” via @guatemalia The sixth annual Internet Governance Forum meets in Nairobi next week....

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19 September 2011

MagyarLeaks: This Is A Test of the Hungarian Media Law

Written by Marietta Le · Hungary

Not long after the launch of the first Hungarian whistleblower website police started an investigation against its editor-in-chief. Reason: “keeping the confidentiality of informants is perjury, or even aiding or abetting in the blackmailing.” Atlatszo.hu is a watchdog NGO and online magazine for investigative journalism started in July 2011 by Tamás Bodoky and other pro-transparency and anti-corruption journalists, and lawyers, IT-specialists, academics, independent experts. (The meaning of the word ‘átlátszó’ is ‘transparent’ in Hungarian.)

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18 September 2011

Hong Kong: Electoral Office bans online sharing of candidate information

Written by Oiwan Lam · Hong Kong

The nomination of district council election candidacy in Hong Kong has begun on September 15, 2011. However, the Registration and Electoral Office (REO) claimed that all social media activities, including...

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Syrian Government Blocks WordPress

Written by Anas Qtiesh · Syria

Syrian Twitter users are reporting that the popular blogging platform WordPress is blocked on ISPs in the country. This move comes amidst a wave of anti-regime protests that's taking the country by storm despite being faced by a brutal governmental crackdown.

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16 September 2011

The Netizen Report: Inaugural Edition

Written by Rebecca MacKinnon · Netizen Report

This is the first post in a new series on GVA called "The Netizen Report:" A regular overview of recent global developments related to the power dynamics between citizens, companies and governments on the Internet.

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9 September 2011

Cameras Everywhere: Current Challenges and Opportunities at the Intersection of Human Rights, Video and Technology

Written by Guest Contributor · Advocacy, activism

I’m pleased to announce the launch of our new report: “Cameras Everywhere: Current Challenges and Opportunities at the Intersection of Human Rights, Video and Technology.” You can read and download it on our website. The report, like the initiative of the same name, aims to ensure that the thousands of people turning to video for human rights can do so as effectively, safely and ethically as possible.

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7 September 2011

Egypt: On Maikel Nabil, first blogger to be jailed since January 25

Written by Rasha Abdulla · Egypt

Maikel Nabil , the first Egyptian blogger to be jailed since the January 25 revolution started, has been on a hunger strike since Monday, August 22. On August 30, Maikel...

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