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6 November 2011

Silicon Valley Human Rights Conference brings stakeholders to the Internet freedom table

Written by Mera Szendro Bok · News, Feature

The Silicon Valley Human Rights Conference, organized by Access Now and held in San Francisco late last month gathered bloggers, activists, mobile advocates, privacy advocates, corporations, technologists and many more to discuss the human rights implications of technologies today.

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31 October 2011

Egyptian Blogger Alaa Abdel Fattah Detained for 15 Days Pending Military Investigation

Written by Rasha Abdulla · Egypt

Egypt’s veteran blogger Alaa Abdel Fattah (@alaa) was detained today (Sunday, Oct. 30) for 15 days pending investigation after refusing to be interrogated by a military investigator, insisting on his...

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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 · guide, Feature

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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15 August 2011

Egyptian Activist Questioned by Military Prosecutor

Written by Tarek Amr · Egypt

The Egyptian activist and one of the founders of the April 6 Youth Movement, Asmaa Mahfouz, was investigated this Sunday by the military prosecution office on charges of defaming Egypt’s...

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2 August 2011

Morocco: Militant Website Sustains DDoS Attack

Written by Hisham Almiraat · Tunisia, Egypt

The Moroccan militant website Mamfakinch! has come under a distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack this Sunday blocking the access to its main platform for several hours. The website is now back online. What is Mamfakinch! and why has it been attacked?

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7 July 2011

China: Swedish student's passport confiscated for flash mob call

Written by Oiwan Lam · China, Sweden

A Swedish student, Sven Englund studying in Shanghai Fudan University was summoned by Shanghai police for writing a letter to the Chinese President Hu Jintao in his blog. His passport...

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22 June 2011

Bahrain: Leading blogger Ali Abdulemam sentenced to 15 years in prison, along with other human rights defenders

Written by Leila Nachawati · Bahrain

Nine months after leading blogger and human rights activist Ali Abdulemam was arrested along with other political and human rights activists in Bahrain, a military court has sentenced him...

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