Comments on: Advocacy: Help protect global bloggers http://globalvoicesonline.org/2006/05/19/advocacy-help-protect-global-bloggers/ The world is talking. Are you listening? Wed, 02 Dec 2009 15:21:09 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Latest News: The Blogs Must Be Crazy, etc. « Morpheme Tales http://globalvoicesonline.org/2006/05/19/advocacy-help-protect-global-bloggers/comment-page-1/#comment-1137648 Latest News: The Blogs Must Be Crazy, etc. « Morpheme Tales Sat, 19 May 2007 21:38:06 +0000 http://www.globalvoicesonline.org/?p=10590#comment-1137648 [...] It’s an adjustment not to be running the Committee to Protect Bloggers anymore. The host, Civiblog, restored the site’s posts temporarily, but they’re down again. Hard to complain since I’m not keeping it current, though I think it’s not a bad resource even if it’s not being updated. I get frustrated, though, each time there’s a new arrest of a blogger somewhere. Global Voices Online is planning an advocacy arm. They’re certainly competent. I hope their sense of diplomacy doesn’t keep them from the bold moves that are sometimes necessary to attract attention to the plight of these bloggers. [...] [...] It’s an adjustment not to be running the Committee to Protect Bloggers anymore. The host, Civiblog, restored the site’s posts temporarily, but they’re down again. Hard to complain since I’m not keeping it current, though I think it’s not a bad resource even if it’s not being updated. I get frustrated, though, each time there’s a new arrest of a blogger somewhere. Global Voices Online is planning an advocacy arm. They’re certainly competent. I hope their sense of diplomacy doesn’t keep them from the bold moves that are sometimes necessary to attract attention to the plight of these bloggers. [...]

]]> By: Marshall Kirkpatrick » Global Voices Online starts project re imprisoned bloggers http://globalvoicesonline.org/2006/05/19/advocacy-help-protect-global-bloggers/comment-page-1/#comment-106786 Marshall Kirkpatrick » Global Voices Online starts project re imprisoned bloggers Mon, 12 Jun 2006 18:10:14 +0000 http://www.globalvoicesonline.org/?p=10590#comment-106786 [...] As some readers here may have noticed, my friends at the Committee to Protect Bloggers have curtailed their work due to funding shortages. People still concerned about bloggers threatened by their governments because of the contents of their blogs (and there are plenty of reasons to be concerned) should check out this new advocacy project, from Global Voices Online. See also the project's introductory post and wiki. Thanks to Curt for pointing this out. [...] [...] As some readers here may have noticed, my friends at the Committee to Protect Bloggers have curtailed their work due to funding shortages. People still concerned about bloggers threatened by their governments because of the contents of their blogs (and there are plenty of reasons to be concerned) should check out this new advocacy project, from Global Voices Online. See also the project’s introductory post and wiki. Thanks to Curt for pointing this out. [...]

]]> By: Ronald E. Davis http://globalvoicesonline.org/2006/05/19/advocacy-help-protect-global-bloggers/comment-page-1/#comment-95055 Ronald E. Davis Fri, 02 Jun 2006 22:15:38 +0000 http://www.globalvoicesonline.org/?p=10590#comment-95055 I just heard about this website while listening to a Podcast of the May 31st Democracy Now show. I will definitely make a point frequent the site and read the blog content. I'll spread the word. I just heard about this website while listening to a Podcast of the May 31st Democracy Now show. I will definitely make a point frequent the site and read the blog content. I’ll spread the word.

]]> By: Sami http://globalvoicesonline.org/2006/05/19/advocacy-help-protect-global-bloggers/comment-page-1/#comment-61642 Sami Fri, 19 May 2006 14:28:18 +0000 http://www.globalvoicesonline.org/?p=10590#comment-61642 Global Voices Advocacy: Great idea! Global Voices Advocacy: Great idea!

]]> By: Farid Pouya http://globalvoicesonline.org/2006/05/19/advocacy-help-protect-global-bloggers/comment-page-1/#comment-61501 Farid Pouya Fri, 19 May 2006 08:53:06 +0000 http://www.globalvoicesonline.org/?p=10590#comment-61501 Great. We should start to creat a list of organizations & politicans to contact. Best Great. We should start to creat a list of organizations & politicans to contact. Best

]]> By: frizzyLogic http://globalvoicesonline.org/2006/05/19/advocacy-help-protect-global-bloggers/comment-page-1/#comment-61499 frizzyLogic Fri, 19 May 2006 08:44:41 +0000 http://www.globalvoicesonline.org/?p=10590#comment-61499 <strong>Advocacy: Help protect global bloggers</strong> (Cross posted from Global Voices) Bloggers, like others at the forefront of activities promoting freedom of speech and information, can run into trouble with the authorities. At Global Voices we have had first hand experience of this with the illegal... Advocacy: Help protect global bloggers

(Cross posted from Global Voices) Bloggers, like others at the forefront of activities promoting freedom of speech and information, can run into trouble with the authorities. At Global Voices we have had first hand experience of this with the illegal…

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