If this had happened 5 years ago, who knows what would have happened. Fouad Mourtada, a young Moroccan posts a joke profile of the King's brother, Moulay Rachid, on Facebook and a few days later the profile is removed from the site. Then, two weeks later, two officials show up ... Leer más
Last Friday, Moroccan computer engineer Fouad Mourtada was sentenced to 3 years in jail for posting a fake profile of Prince Rachid (the King of Morocco's brother).His sister Amina has set up a web page www.helpfouad.com to push for the decision to be reversed. Part of this effort (more actions ... Leer más
Despite heavy press coverage, Saudi blogger Fouad Al-Farhan remains in prison. Now Avaaz, an international digital activism organization with over 1 million members worldwide, is joining the fight free Fouad. They have posted a petition demanding Fouad's release and are hoping to get 2500 signatures. Only 2500 signatures for Fouad? ... Leer más
Here are a couple of videos a friend sent me, made by Amnesty International. The first is my favorite. It is about how important a petition signature is, that signatures save lives. It's pure poetry. And even though it looks like it will be violent, it isn't, which is the ... Leer más