Having kept my thumb on the political pulse of Sudan since the days of the admirable John Garang, yes, I’m keeping an eye on the elections currently underway. My thoughts? Well, considering that these are the first multi-party elections to happen in Sudan in nearly 24 years, I’m more surprised by how many people are [...]
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“Enemies of the Internet” alive and kicking
If there’s one thing that gets my blood curdling, it is Internet censorship. Reporters Without Borders just released their annual report on Internet freedom & censorship entitled, “Enemies of the Internet”. Among the violators: Saudi Arabia, Burma, China, North Korea, Cuba, Egypt, Iran, Uzbekistan, Syria, Tunisia, Turkmenistan, and Vietnam. Also important to note: Among the [...]
Circumventing Internet Censorship: The Next Frontier for Human Rights Activists
By far, one of the more insightful posts I’ve ever read by Ethan Zuckerman: “Internet Freedom: Beyond Circumvention” I recommend by starting with Secretary Clinton’s speech on Internet freedom before moving on to reading Zuckerman’s blog post. Regardless of your political persuasion, this speech is a powerful one that touches on an issue of increasingly [...]
Link Roundup: Farm Radio to Eric Reeves
Farm Radio International Launches 3rd Radio Scriptwriting Competition Google Steps Up Its Darfur Genocide Coverage In Google Earth (via TechCrunch) When Society Expects Us to Fail, We Usually Do (from Nathaniel Whittemore via Change.org Social Entrepreneurship blog) Ten reasons why Chinese are despised in Africa (via African Politics Portal) Navigating Africa With OpenStreetMap (via 27 [...]
Putting the term “third world” to sleep
I’ve been ranting about this for several years now: the continued use of the term “third world” to describe countries currently in development, also known as “developing countries”. While I don’t get into heated discussions about it’s use, as most people are simply uninformed of how improper it is, I do think it’s worth exploring [...]
Speaking of Bashir’s indictment by the ICC…
I’ve read multiple write-ups on the indictment of Sudanese President Omar Bashir and have been asked just as many times on my thoughts on the whole ordeal. Some are asking because I have an interest in human rights in general and others are asking because I started studying human rights law with the University of [...]
