Case Studies — Not Free

Case studies from countries that received the "Not Free" classification from the NGO Freedom House due to poor civil liberties and political rights.

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.

An Online Media Campaign Assists in Releasing a Tunisian Activist From Prison

Posted by Lina Ben Mhenni and Susannah Vila in Advocacy, Africa, Arrest and Harrasment, Build Awareness , Not Free

After an activist disappeared and was later discovered to be imprisoned, supporters launched an online campaign to get him out.
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Free Kareem

Posted by Esra'a al Shafei and Susannah Vila in Advocacy, Blogging, Build Awareness , Moderately Wired, Not Free, Keep Supporters Engaged, Middle East & North Africa, Social Networking, Facebook, Twitter

When a young Egyptian is suddenly jailed for writing a provocative blog post, one activist launches a campaign to get him out.
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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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Anti-Japan Protests in China

Posted by Brannon Cullum in Asia, Moderately Wired, Not Free, Mobiles, SMS

Despite a ban on political organizing, Chinese citizens were successful in coordinating protests against Japan in 2005.
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