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Netizen Report: Great Firewall Edition

This week's Netizen Report begins in China, where netizens have faced greater censorship challenges since the beginning of the new year. From there, we move to Tajikistan, where authorities have removed a ban on a number of websites including Facebook and Radio Ozodi. Then, we move to Pakistan, Iran and...
International Privacy Day: Anti-Surveillance Success Stories

January 28 marked International Privacy Day. Different countries celebrated this day calling attention to their own events and campaigns. This year, EFF is honoring the day by sharing some advocacy strategies utilized by human rights advocates and activists from Argentina, the UK, Canada, and the United States, that have helped...
Understanding Free and Open Source Software

We received an email from Richard M. Stallman (RMS), after publishing an article about the Egyptian demonstration calling for the government to adopt Free Software. Tarek Amr digs deeper into open source software and arguments in its favor in this first post of a two-part series.

31 January 2013
Netizen Report: Great Firewall Edition

Written by Netizen Report Team ·
31 January 2013
International Privacy Day: Anti-Surveillance Success Stories

Written by Katitza Rodriguez · Activism
26 January 2013
Understanding Free and Open Source Software

Written by Tarek Amr · Advocacy

Stories from January, 2013

31 January 2013

Surveillance Camp I: Mapping Strategies to Counteract Online Spying in Latin America

Written by Katitza Rodriguez · Activism

This is the first in a series of posts mapping state surveillance challenges in Latin America and lessons learned at EFF's State Surveillance Camp in Rio de Janeiro, Brasil.

26 January 2013

Zambia: Foreign Minister's Phone Tapped

Written by Gershom Ndhlovu · Advocacy

Zambia's Foreign Minister, Given Lubinda, is under pressure to resign from the ruling Patriotic Front party. He is accused by the party's disciplinary committee of leaking information to online publications....

Video Advocacy Races Forward: 2012’s Dangers & 2013’s Solutions

Written by WITNESS · Activism

Video is increasingly at the nexus of opportunity and danger for human rights activists. Video helps activists to document, confront, circumvent, and lobby against oppressive authorities—but it also allows those...

Open Source Design Tools for Human Rights Activists

Written by Deji Olukotun · Activism

The world's premier human rights organizations often have entire communications teams with dedicated graphic designers to celebrate their work. But not every organization can afford to have a designer. There...

25 January 2013

Colombia: Copyright Law Rejected by Constitutional Court

Written by Marianne Diaz · Activism

On Wednesday night, October 23, 2012, the Colombian Constitutional Court declared unconstitutional Articles 13 and 14 of the Law 1520, better known as Lleras Law 2.0. The proposed law provides...

24 January 2013

Netizen Report: Game Over Edition

Written by Netizen Report Team ·

This week's Netizen Report begins in South Korea, where new legislation would make it illegal for juveniles to play online games after 10 pm. Then, we move to Tajikstan, which...

23 January 2013

Resources: Guide to Creating Facebook Pages with Impact

Written by Laura Morris · Activism

It's no small task for small organizations and activists to put together a strategic Facebook page, and navigating around Facebook's setup pages can be confusing. Originally published in Arabic, Social...

21 January 2013

GVA 2013: Activating Our Global Network

Written by Ellery Roberts Biddle · Activism

In our effort to amplify the voices and stories of people around the world that are less commonly heard in mainstream media, Global Voices has become a robust network of...

19 January 2013

South Korea: Stricter Online Games Regulations Face Discontent

Written by Jae Yeon KIM · Activism

The South Korean government in on the offensive against online games addiction. But the policy is increasingly controversial among South Korean youth, says our author Jae Yeon Kim.

South Korea: How to Regain Ownership of the Internet

Written by Jae Yeon KIM · Activism

On January 11, 2012, Network Neutrality Forum, an alliance of South Korean Internet freedom-concerned civic organizations, hosted a public workshop to discuss ways to increase civic participation in global Internet...