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Digital Activism Examples

Posted by Mary in ZapBoom on 29/09/2007 at 11:05

In the interest of defining what exactly grassroots digital activism is, I thought I'd create a list of some examples of grassroots digital campaigns. I'll be updating the list, so please send me your examples through the comments section.

Nosamo (2000-present): This is the fan club of Korean president Roh Moo-Hyun (the group's name means "those who love Roh"). The independent volunteer organization used a website and digital organizing techniques to support the progressive campaign of Roh, who won the 2002 is a huge upset. They are like Deaniacs except they also drafted their candidate by convincing him to

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Hide Your Cell Phone: Digital Activism is Criminalized in Egypt

Posted by Mary in ZapBoom on 02/09/2007 at 11:11

In June, Egyptian blogger Abdel Monem Mahmoud was released after spending 46 days in prison on charges of belonging to an illegal organization, creating and possessing images destructive to public order, organizing secret meetings with the aim of disturbing public order. But now Global Voices Advocacy reports that he's under threat again. Monem has been writing about the torture he underwent while in police custody in 2003 and the Egyptian doesn't like it.

This time a journalist at Al-Ahram newspaper, Ahmed Moussa, is being used as a proxy in the persecution of Monem, a sad case of citizen journalist vs.

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From Egypt: "A Call to Blogging... A Call to Freedom"

Posted by Mary in ZapBoom on 20/07/2007 at 15:21

Abdel-Monem Mahmoud is a prolific Egyptian blogger. Though an outspoken member of the Muslim Brotherhood, his message of greater political freedoms for all Egyptians has made him an admired figure across the political spectrum. He has been imprisoned by the Mubarak regime several times and was once tortured while in police custody. His most recent arrested in mid-April of this year resulted in a global Free Monem campaign.

After approximately six weeks in jail, Monem was released from prision and got right back to blogging. His time in jail did not temper his strong criticism of the Egyptian government

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Old News is Still Good News

Posted by Mary in ZapBoom on 07/06/2007 at 16:47

Last week, on June 2, the Egyptian blogger Abdel Monem Mahmood was freed from prison. That's him with the huge grin and the peace sign on the far left in the photo. As I've been working of the Free Monem campaign, this is very exciting for me.

Now I'll be working on follow-up, helping the Free Monem network become durable so these activists can quickly collaborate when other Egyptians bloggers are arrested.

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Free Monem international campaign launches today

Posted by Mary in ZapBoom on 03/05/2007 at 16:11

On April 15th the blogger Abdel Monem Mahmoud was arrested by Egyptians security forces. He was charged with several crimes, including "belonging to an illegal organization" (the Muslim Brotherhood) and “organizing secret meetings with the aim of disturbing public order.” However, his real crime was challenging the dictatorial regime of Hosni Mubarak by telling the truth about the torture he underwent and condemning the country's unjust military tribunals.

I'll be starting a Spanish-language version of the Free Monem campaign in the next few days, but until then, watch this video (in English) to learm about his case.

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