Stories about Advocacy from February, 2008
Morocco: No Justice for Fouad Mourtada
Is creating a Facebook profile of a famous entity a crime? Although it's been done to nearly every major celebrity (a quick search for “George W. Bush” garners over 500 results), when Fouad Mourtada chose to mimic Prince Moulay Rachid of Morocco, he was committing a serious crime. As Sami...
Myanmar: Latt's arrest and blogger opposition to the new constitution
It's been a month now since Burmese blogger Nay Phone Latt was arrested by police in Yangon and a week since his family was allowed to visit him for the first time following his transfer to infamous Insein Prison, known for its conditions and for the many political prisoners held...
Morocco: Facebook's fake prince could face five years in prison
On February 22, Fouad Mourtada was sentence to three years in prison and a fine of (10,000 dirhams) $1350.
Syrian Bloggers Campaign to Free Fellow Blogger Tariq Biasi
It all started when one did: Ahmad published several entries concerning the detention of Tariq, the jailed Syrian blogger, but it is only when his blog was added on the SYPlanet aggregator that I had the chance to be aware of Tariq's situation. I reacted by contacting all the bloggers...