I've been blogging a lot recently about Fouad Mourtada, the young Moroccan man sentenced to three years in jail for posting a joke profile of the King's brother on Facebook. Yet there is another Fouad - Fouad Alfarhan - who has been in jail for three months with no release ... 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
Please ad the Free Fouad quote randomizer to your blog. The quote randomizer scrolls through a list of quotes by jailed Saudi blogger Fouad Alfarhan. Even though the Saudi government is trying to silence Fouad, should them that jailing a blogger will only carry their words further.Just embed the following ... Leer más
What?Day of Blog Silence to Protest the Imprisonment of Blogger Fouad Alfarhan When? Sunday, January, 2008 Where? blogs around the world How? On that day, bloggers will not write on their blogs, but instead will post a Free Fouad banner, like the one above. (Both banners are posted ... Leer más
Fouad Alfaran, only of Saudi Arabia's most important bloggers, was arrested on December 10 for blogging about Saudi Arabia's political prisoners. Ironically, he is now a political prisoner himself. The campaign to free him is taking advantage of several digital activism techniques, including a Free Fouad blog (in English and ... Leer más
Why do people want to be "on the Internet?" One of the main reasons is simple freedom. The Internet is a rare example of a true, modern, functional anarchy. There is no "Internet Inc." There are no official censors, no bosses, no board of directors, no stockholders.Today that paragraph, written ... Leer más