Case Studies — Partly Free

Case studies from countries whose level of civil liberties and political rights earned them the classification of "Partly Free" the Non Governmental Organization Freedom House (www.freedomhouse.org)

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.

El Chiguirre Bipolar

Posted in Blogging, Moderately Wired, Partly Free, Latin America, Social Networking, Facebook, Twitter, Online Video

Despite encroaching censorship, a satirical political blog gains a huge hollowing in Venezuela.
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Crisis Mapping in Haiti

Posted in Collaborate, Partly Free, Poorly Wired, Emergency Response, North America, Ushahidi

After a massive earthquake struck Haiti in 2010, the challenge lay in providing aid to those who needed it most.
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Publishing Independent News in a State Controlled, but Very Wired, Media Environment

Posted by Brannon Cullum in Asia, Build Awareness , Citizen Media, Crowdsourcing, Partly Free, Very Wired, Social Networking, Facebook

In the face of lagging press freedom, The Online Citizen in Singapore amplifies the voices of average citizens.
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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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People Power II in the Philippines

Posted by Brannon Cullum in Asia, Moderately Wired, Partly Free, Mobiles, Smart Mob, SMS

Outraged by corrupt leadership, thousands of Filipinos responded to text messages calling for action and took to the streets.
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Mapping Post-Election Violence in Kenya

Posted by Brannon Cullum in Africa, Citizen Media, Partly Free, Poorly Wired, Location Based

When violence broke out in the wake of a disputed Kenyan election, a group of bloggers developed a way to map and track it.
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