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Most influential Twitterati in Pakistan include 5 working to end violence against women
Most influential Twitterati in Pakistan include 5 working to end violence against women 22 July 2011 APC

The Express Tribune has named 5 Take Back the Tech! campaigners as among the most influential “Twitterati” in Pakistan. Thanks to the MDG3 funding, these women are using ICTs to raise the visibility of violence against women on and offline.

Show your support for internet rights!
Show your support for internet rights! 20 July 2011 APC

In the wake of APC’s event at the Human Rights Council, over 40 countries have signed on to a joint statement in defense of freedom of expression. Check if your government is on the list and show your support.

APC and IDRC host climate change, ICT and water workshop
APC and IDRC host climate change, ICT and water workshop 30 June 2011 APC

APC and Canadian development agency IDRC are hosting this four-day workshop with expert participants from around the world in Johannesburg on July 7-10. This is a new strategic area for the IDRC to support applied policy-relevant research to help people adapt to the water-related impacts of climate change.

Sexuality 2.0: Online socialising and internet regulation
Sexuality 2.0: Online socialising and internet regulation 30 June 2011 APC

Experts from Brazil, India, South Africa and the USA will be presenting APC’s groundbreaking EroTICs research in Madrid at the VIII International Association for the Study of Sexuality, Culture and Society Conference on July 9.

Feminist tips for online campaigning
Feminist tips for online campaigning 27 June 2011 AL

This guide includes all you need to know to plan your online campaign from a feminist perspective. What does this mean? That Strategising Online Activism: A Toolkit focuses on women’s needs and how technology can lead to their empowerment.

"Gay Girl in Damascus" needs to Man Up, says APC
"Gay Girl in Damascus" needs to Man Up, says APC 27 June 2011 APC

Tom MacMaster’s masquerading as blogger activist “Gay Girl in Damascus” was harmful, say APC in a statement, and endangers the right to use the internet anonymously.

Closer than ever: A guide for social change organisations who want to start working online
Closer than ever: A guide for social change organisations who want to start working online 27 June 2011 KAH

APC has been working online since the late 1980s so it’s no wonder that a wealth of experience has been captured regarding how to best do social justice work remotely. Margarita Salas interviewed 60 people in the network about their experiences and shares their recommendations and views in a new guide.

New research on digital migration in West Africa offers solutions
New research on digital migration in West Africa offers solutions 13 June 2011 APC

African countries committed to migrating from analogue to digital broadcasting by 2015 – but migration won’t be easy or cheap. Findings provide the data and tools for broadcasters and regulators to make informed decisions.

Connect your rights! Internet rights are human rights
Connect your rights! Internet rights are human rights 13 June 2011 AL

With our coverage of APC’s event on human rights and the internet at the Human Rights Council in Geneva earlier this month, we’ve launched a new web space. Find all our content related to these issues in one place.    

Egypt: Court fines Mubarak and Vodafone for communications blackouts
Egypt: Court fines Mubarak and Vodafone for communications blackouts 02 June 2011 APC

APC welcomes the recent ruling of an Egyptian court that fined former president Mubarak and two of his aides $90 million for cutting internet and cell phones communications during the Egyptian revolution earlier this year.

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