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15 December 2012

What Happened at the WCIT-12: Interview With Beatriz Busaniche

Written by Hisham Almiraat · Conference, Feature, Global, Internet governance, Privacy, Regulation, Surveillance, video

The World Conference on International Telecommunications has just ended in Dubai, UAE. Beatriz Busaniche from Fundacion Vida Libre, Argentina, explains what was at stake at the UN-sponsored meeting.

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31 October 2012

Talking With Rebecca MacKinnon About ‘Consent Of The Networked’

Written by Juan Arellano · Translated by Global Voices · Activism, Advocacy, Feature, Freedom of Expression, Global, Internet governance, Law, Privacy, Regulation, video

Global Voices In Spanish talked to Rebecca MacKinnon, co-founder of Global Voices, about her book Consent Of The Networked, which deals with the governance of the Internet and the right of netizens to take ownership and responsibility for the digital future.

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27 October 2012

Hong Kong: Battle against 50 Cents at Wikipedia

Written by inmediahk.net · China, Feature, Freedom of Expression, Hong Kong, Internet governance

Editor note: Below is a translation of the article: Battle at Wikipedia – Counterbalance Brainwashing and Slanders through Participation, originally published [zh] in inmediahk.net in Chinese. The article is about...

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19 June 2012

“Bloggers are cultural mediators” Interview with Ivan Sigal

Written by Samy Boutayeb · Translated by Rachel Horst · Activism, Advocacy, Feature

Ivan Sigal, Executive Director of Global Voices, spoke with Amnesty International Germany about the origins and goals of Global Voices. He explains in particular the role of bloggers in the exchange of information beyond linguistic and cultural barriers.

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13 April 2010

Morocco: Formerly Jailed Blogger Bashir Hazzam Tells His Story

Written by Hisham Almiraat · Advocacy, Arrest and Harassment, Feature, Middle East & North Africa, Morocco

Blogging can lead to jail in Morocco. Bashir Hazzam learned it the hard way when in last December the authorities arrested him for reporting on the violent events that shook his usually peaceful village. In the following interview the blogger tells his story.

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1 April 2010

Censorship Without Borders: A Moroccan Blogger's Experience

Written by Hisham Almiraat · Advocacy, Feature, Middle East & North Africa, Morocco, Saudi Arabia, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates

Naoufel Chaara is a talented Moroccan blogger. His website [Ar] has been recently nominated for the Deutsche Welle's 2010 BOBs international award in the Best Arabic Blog category. Naoufel's usually...

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14 December 2009

Interview with Jacob Appelbaum from Tor

Written by David Sasaki · 2nd Arab Bloggers Meeting, Feature

Jacob Appelbaum is a computer security consultant and developer and advocate for the Tor Project, a tool and privacy network which protects internet users’ privacy and security. At the Arab...

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