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21 March 2012

Advocacy, Audience and Agency in Kony 2012: Moving from Critique to Action

Written by WITNESS · Feature

Looking at the meta-debate that's emerged in the days since “Kony 2012″ was launched, I propose two key questions that can help us turn critique of the campaign into action.

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18 March 2012

Bahrain: Where is Ali Abdulemam?

Written by Yusur Al Bahrani · Bahrain

As I daily check my facebook messages and notifications, I also check Ali Abdelemam’s profile. Everyday I wonder if there are any posts from him. Everyday I check his wall to see his family’s posts, and photos hoping that I could at least know something about him. I ask my friends and colleagues in Bahrain about Ali, and no one knows anything about him. I wonder where is Ali now. Ali, a father of three, disappeared and left us wondering about his destiny. Why did Ali disappear?

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9 March 2012

Internet Freedom in Southeast Asia

Written by Aim Sinpeng · Southeast Asia

Cyber political pundits, bloggers and Facebook activists in Thailand often feel deeply frustrated and annoyed with their lack of liberty to write at will. Yet netizen's frustration with seemingly increasing...

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7 March 2012

How to Find and Protect Yourself Against the Pro-Syrian-Government Malware on Your Computer

Written by Eva Galperin · Syria

A few weeks ago, we started seeing reports of a Trojan called Darkcomet RAT on computers belonging to Syrian activists which would capture webcam activity, disable the notification setting for...

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Netizen Report: Community Edition

Written by Rebecca MacKinnon · Netizen Report

In this week’s Netizen Report we are excited to spotlight the ways in which the global netizen community is turning the Internet into a platform of participatory politics and preserving digital culture.

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3 March 2012

Keep the Pressure On: Canadian Online Surveillance Bill on Pause, But the Fight Continues

Written by Katitza Rodriguez · Canada

Last Saturday, the Canadian government announced it would put proposed online surveillance legislation temporarily “on pause” following sustained public outrage generated by the bill. Since its introduction two weeks ago,...

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2 March 2012

Mexico Adopts Alarming Surveillance Legislation

Written by Katitza Rodriguez · Mexico

The Mexican legislature today adopted a surveillance legislation that will grant the police warrantless access to real time user location data. The bill was adopted almost unanimously with 315 votes...

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