Case Studies — Eastern Europe

The Movements.org case study series identifies and evaluates campaigns that have harnessed technology for social change in their communities or that have demonstrated degree of success that others could learn from. Think you or someone you know should be featured?! Share your work here.

Ukraine’s Ladies Of Femen

Posted by Jennifer Cassidy in Advocacy, Arrest and Harrasment, Build Awareness , Eastern Europe, Mobilize, Social Networking, Facebook

Femen uses theatrical public demonstrations, nudity, and provocative dress to protest against the treatment of women in Ukraine.
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Building A Movement in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Posted by Darko Brkan in Build Awareness , Eastern Europe, Mobilize

Ten years after a war, citizens are apathetic and disillusioned -- so Internet activists adopted new tactics to re-engage them.
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A Multimedia Magazine Fuels a Belarusian Opposition Movement

Posted by Marketa Hulpachova in Access Blocked Information, Citizen Media, Eastern Europe

A multimedia magazine in Belarus breathed new life into an opposition movement.
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HelpMap Russia

Posted by Brannon Cullum in Crowdsourcing, Moderately Wired, Document Information, Not Free, Emergency Response, Eastern Europe, Ushahidi

HelpMap is the first time of Ushahidi is being deployed in Russia to coordinate the needs of fire victims with offers of help.
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Were Protests in Moldova a Twitter Revolution?

Posted by Brannon Cullum in Moderately Wired, Partly Free, Eastern Europe, Social Networking, Twitter

In April 2009, protests against election fraud took place in Moldova. How influential was Twitter's role in the demonstrations?
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The Orange Revolution in Ukraine

Posted by Susannah Vila in Eastern Europe, Mobiles, SMS, Mobilize, Social Networking

When Ukrainian citizens suspected election fraud, pro-democracy groups organized to pressure the government.
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