GVSummit08: Day 1 Session 2: Citizen Media and Online Free Speech

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June 27, 2008

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MODERATOR: Mary Joyce.

SPEAKERS: Ory Okolloh (Kenyan Blogger), Wael Abbas (MisrDigital, Egypt), Mehdi Mohseni (jomhour.org, Iran), Amine (digiactive.org, Morocco), Oiwan Lam (Global Voices, Hong Kong), Au Wai Pang (Singapore)

Citizen media allow for more active and open participation in political processes, but threats of censorship and oppression discourage citizens from expressing their own opinions. This session will present case studies from Kenya, Iran, Egypt, Morocco, Singapore, and Hong Kong.

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Tags: Budapest, Global Voices, GVSummit08
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nasir ahmad says:

October 3, 2008 at 4:26 pm

i want to internnet from the zong by the compoute

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