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Profile: The Naughty Dr. Bassem Youssef Profile: The Naughty Dr. Bassem Youssef

by JJ Emru March 30, 2013 Posted in Case Study, Censorship, Freedom of Expression, Middle East and North Africa

Fugitive? Revolutionary hero? Liar, liar, pants-on-fire? Who exactly is Dr. Bassem Youssef? Several weeks ago, I had the pleasure of meeting the "Jon Stewart of the Arab World." He did not disappoint.

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Movements Monday: Passport Edition Movements Monday: Passport Edition

by JJ Emru February 25, 2013 Posted in Blogging, Case Study, China, Latin America, Middle East and North Africa, Movements Monday

This week, #MovementsMonday takes a look at travel bans, and how authoritarian regimes are using them to scare, silence, and supress dissidents around the world. Photo: Generación Y Blog.

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#SaudiPrisoners: Saudi Bloggers Demand Rights in One of World’s Most Repressive Regimes #SaudiPrisoners: Saudi Bloggers Demand Rights in One of World’s Most Repressive Regimes

by Morgan Hargrave December 14, 2012 Posted in Blogging, Case Study, Human Rights, Social Media, Twitter Activism

Saudi activists and bloggers are launching a Twitter campaign to publicize the issue of the political prisoners in Saudi Arabia.  Can a young woman and her fellow bloggers engage the kingdom's growing social media population on an important issue?  We'll follow their efforts in the coming week.  

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Case Study: Syrian Boycott of Mobile Telecoms Case Study: Syrian Boycott of Mobile Telecoms

by Rachel Silver September 13, 2011 Posted in Blogging, Building Awareness, Case Study, Middle East and North Africa, Mobile, Social Media, Facebook Activism

In 2009 fed up Syrian mobile customers used Facebook and blogs to organize a boycott of Syrian mobile telecoms. To learn more about how they did it, read our full case study. 

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Latest Case Study: Canyousolvethis.org - Interactive Campaign for Right to Education in #Iran Latest Case Study: Canyousolvethis.org - Interactive Campaign for Right to Education in #Iran

by Rachel Silver August 22, 2011 Posted in Case Studies, Tactics, Advocacy, Building Awareness, Case Study, Human Rights, Iranian Green Movement, Middle East and North Africa, Technology and Social Movements, Social Media, Facebook Activism, Website, Youth

Using Facebook, YouTube, and QR Codes the forces behind MidEast Youth have launched an interactive campaign in response to the Iranian governments practice of preventing different groups of people (Baha'i, activists, feminists, human rights defenders, etc) from receiving a higher education. Read the full case study here.

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Tunisie: manifestation pour exiger l’indépendance de la justice Tunisie: manifestation pour exiger l’indépendance de la justice

by Henda Hendoud August 18, 2011 Posted in Case Studies, Tactics, Blogging, Building Awareness, Case Study, Middle East and North Africa, Social Media, Facebook Activism

la semaine dernière, plusieurs activistes, avocats et juges ont décidé d’organiser une manifestation pour exiger l’indépendance de la justice. Premier reflexe : un appel sur facebook.

 

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The YES MEN Spoof the WTO with Fake Website The YES MEN Spoof the WTO with Fake Website

by Rachel Silver August 17, 2011 Posted in Case Studies, Advocacy, Anti-Corruption, Building Awareness, Case Study, civil society, Global, Protest

The World Trade Organization (WTO) aims to liberalize international trade by decreasing tariffs, quotas, and bans and encouraging trade agreements amongst its 153 member states. The organization asserts these measures help the environment, improve the economies of the less-developed countries, and ultimately lower costs for the consumer. Critics of the Organization, however, believe that its policies ultimately yield higher profits to the richer, capitalistic countries while exploiting the lower labor costs of their financially weaker counterparts and ignoring the human rights and environmental implications.

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Using Online Video and Blogs to Build Public Awareness in Egypt Using Online Video and Blogs to Build Public Awareness in Egypt

by Rachel Silver August 16, 2011 Posted in Access to Information, Anti-Corruption, Blogging, Building Awareness, Case Study, Citizen Media, Freedom of Expression, Increasing Transparency, Middle East and North Africa

Wael Abbas used his blog and online video to build public awareness aourd the repressive climate in Egypt under Hosni Mubarak's rule. 

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Could Belarus Be the Next Setting for A Revolution? Protests in Belarus Could Belarus Be the Next Setting for A Revolution?

by Josie Baum August 07, 2011 Posted in Case Studies, Access to Information, Anti-Corruption, Arrests, Case Study, Democracy, Human Rights, Internet Freedom, Protest, Social Media, Facebook Activism, Twitter Activism

Since 1994 Belarus has had the same President, Alexander Lukashenko. Under Lukashenko's rule, Belarus has emerged to be viewed as a state whose conduct is out of line with international law and whose regime is considered to grossly violate human rights. Young activists in the Soviet republic have been the driving force behind this growing physical presence of discontent across the country. Will this lead to a full-blown revolution?

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Technology + a Shared Message = A Louder Political Voice in South Africa The Abahlali baseMjondolo logo Technology + a Shared Message = A Louder Political Voice in South Africa

by Josie Baum July 27, 2011 Posted in Case Studies, Advocacy, Anti-Corruption, Building Awareness, Capacity Building and Strategy, Case Study, civil society, Collaboration, Democracy, Human Rights, Civil Resistance Tactics

In 2005, a shack dwellers community in Durban were denied land that they had been promised by the newly elected African National Congress - a party supposedly elected to serve them. This land would have significantly improved the community’s living situation by reducing overcrowding. This action by the government prompted members of this community to create a physical blockade to the planned development, and ultimately earn this land as their own. The Abahlali baseMjondolo (Shack Dweller’s) movement was born

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