27 Oct 2006

"Call to Bloggers" to stand up for freedom ahead of world meeting on future of Internet - Amnesty International

"Call to Bloggers" to stand up for freedom ahead of world meeting on future of Internet

Amnesty International today issued a ‘Call to Bloggers’, asking them to get online and stand up for freedom of expression on the internet. The organization says this is a critical time when fundamental rights – particularly freedom of expression and privacy – are under threat from governments that want to control what their citizens say, and what information they can access."

Source: "Call to Bloggers" to stand up for freedom ahead of world meeting on future of Internet - Amnesty International

Also see irrepressible.info for banned and censored news

"Chat rooms monitored. Blogs deleted. Website's blocked. Search engines restricted. People imprisoned for simply posting and sharing information.

The Internet is a new frontier in the struggle for human rights. Governments – with the help of some of the biggest IT companies in the world – are cracking down on freedom of expression.

Amnesty International, with the support of The Observer UK newspaper, is launching a campaign to show that online or offline the human voice and human rights are impossible to repress."

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