Internet rights
2012 GISWatch on “the internet and corruption” launched during the IGF
The Association for Progressive Communications (APC) and the Humanist Institute for Cooperation with Developing Countries (Hivos) launched the 2012 edition of the Global Information Society Watch during the second day of the Internet Governance Forum that took place in Baku, Azerbaijan, in a joint presentation with the International Institute for Sustainable Development and the Internet & Society Co:llaboratory.
GISWatch 2011 Special Edition 2
This publication is a follow-up to the 2011 edition of Global Information Society Watch (GISWatch), an annual report that offers a civil society perspective on critical emerging issues in information societies worldwide. The theme for GISWatch 2011 was internet rights and democratisation, with a focus on freedom of expression and association online.
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GISWatch 2011: Updates on internet rights in six countries
A special edition on GISWatch 2011 is out! Check out these interviews with the authors of the country reports, focusing on internet rights in Azerbaijan, where next Internet Governance Forum is taking place in Nomember, as well as updates on Argentina, Indonesia, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, and South Africa.
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Focus on internet and human rights in Indonesia: Interview with Ferdiansyah Thajib
By: Alan Finlay
“Both the issues of human rights and the rights of internet expression are still in the margins of the mainstream political stage in Indonesia,” says Ferdiansyah Thajib in an interview related to a forthcoming report he wrote for the Global Information Society Watch (GISWatch 2011 Update I).
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Focus on internet and human rights in Saudi Arabia: Interview with Rafid Fatani
By: Alan Finlay
“Unfortunately I hold a pessimistic view with regards to content regulation in Saudi Arabia. That said, I think a good starting point is demanding more transparency with regards to blocked content.,” says Rafid Fatani in an interview related to a forthcoming report he wrote for the Global Information Society Watch (GISWatch 2011 Update I).
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Focus on internet and human rights in South Africa: Interview with Jane Duncan
By: Alan Finlay
“South Africa has adopted some of the more problematic elements of the new post-9/11 surveillance regime, many of which have been authored in supposedly liberal democracies, while failing to incorporate key safeguards that may have been incorporated in these democracies,” says Jane Duncan in an interview related to a forthcoming report she wrote for the Global Information Society Watch (GISWatch 2011 Update I).
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Focus on internet and human rights in Argentina: Interview with Nodo TAU
By Alan Finlay
“The main issues that should be focused on in Argentina today are freedom of expression, access to information and free circulation of culture,” says Nodo TAU in an interview related to a forthcoming report they wrote for the Global Information Society Watch.
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Focus on internet and human rights in Pakistan: Interview with Bytes for All
By Alan Finlay
“The media in Pakistan has been tardy to address threats to internet freedom. This has especially been the case with the Urdu media. There is little to no coverage of internet rights violations and bans imposed by the government of Pakistan on the electronic media,” says Bytes for All in an interview related to a forthcoming report the group wrote for the Global Information Society Watch.