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South Korean human and communication rights activist site now in English
South Korean human and communication rights activist site now in English 06 October 2010 LC

APC member Korean Progressive Network Jinbonet, a non-profit service provider in South Korea since 1998, has recently launched its website in English. The new site is comprised of a news feed, oganisational information and an archive of important English language documents on issues such as freedom of expression, privacy, copyright, pharmaceutical patents, etc., in South Korea. Jinbonet provides internet services like webmail, web hosting and blogs to South Korean activists, social movement...

CommunicationisYourRight.org Encourages People to Speak Up and Create Media About their Human Right to Communicate
CommunicationisYourRight.org Encourages People to Speak Up and Create Media About their Human Right to Communicate 28 August 2010 Mera Szendro Bok

CommunicationisYourRight.org Encourages People to Speak Up and Create Media About their Human Right to Communicate. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 26, 2010 Contact: Mera Szendro Bok, email: myvoicearticle19@gmail.com

Funding opportunity
Funding opportunity 23 August 2010 Emilar Vushe

Deadline: 15 September 2010 More information is available here: http://www.elsevierfoundation.org/innovative-libraries/how-to-apply/ Grants are available from US$5,000 to US$50,000. Projects supported: * Programs to enhance library infrastructure, technology or information services in ways that significantly expand their ability to make STM (scientific/social sci

Progressive techies declare their rights - and responsibilities
Progressive techies declare their rights - and responsibilities 02 August 2010 Kah

At the United States Social Forum on June 24 fifty politically progressive technologists came together for the first US Progressive Techie Congress. The Congress emerged with a statement applauded by other socially-responsible networks like the APC as “a great set of principles”.

Anonymous source denounces “Shameful Saga of the Internet Ban in Pakistan”
Anonymous source denounces “Shameful Saga of the Internet Ban in Pakistan” 23 July 2010 Kah

In a strongly worded blog post on APC.org, an anonymous blogger from Pakistan has named and shamed political actors and the courts as responsible for the recent “Facebook ban” which blocked over 10,000 websites in Pakistan. “We knew that it’s not blasphemous content which is depriving citizens from using the internet. We wanted to dig deeper to uncover the political motives of polit...

Mobiles and internet improve the livelihoods of the poorest
Mobiles and internet improve the livelihoods of the poorest 23 July 2010

Fishermen from coastal villages in southern India can now access information on weather conditions and the market in their own language via mobile phone. This has not only improved the standard of living for their entire communities, but it has also saved the lives of a number of fishermen who would have died at sea. This article from Global Information Society Watch 2009 – Advancing human ri...

Revolutionary blogfarm for Hungarian activists
Revolutionary blogfarm for Hungarian activists 12 July 2010 Green Spider

APC member in Budapest, Green Spider, is challenging Facebook and YouTube by offering a home-grown Web 2.0 suite for Hungarian activists. “In the face of the overwhelming monoculture of corporate social networking tools, the service has taken off amongst grassroots activists, community organisers and charities in the Hungarian social and environmental movement,” says Green Spider.

Visualising information: Are my rights the same as your rights?
Visualising information: Are my rights the same as your rights? 12 July 2010 Digital Methods Initiative

In a unique study, researchers from the Netherlands asked, if you type the word “rights” into Google.co.uk, do you see the same types of rights in the top ten search results as if you type “derechos” (rights in Spanish) into the Argentinian Google? The answer is no. The search results showed that the “rights of the over-indebted” is unique to Ivory Coast as was the “right to educ...

Training Workshop for Community Radio Station Mangers and Initiators: “Community Radio Installation, Broadcast and Operation”
Training Workshop for Community Radio Station Mangers and Initiators: “Community Radio Installation, Broadcast and Operation” 10 July 2010 AHM Bazlur Rahman S21BR

Training Workshop for Community Radio Station Mangers and Initiators: “Community Radio Installation, Broadcast and Operation” Date: 19-21 June 2010, Venue: Meeting IDB Bhaban, Dhaka Organized by : Bangladesh NGOs Network for Radio and Communication (BNNRC) Supported by : Canadian International Development Agency In this three day long training workshop different issues related

Training of Facilitators: Community Radio Installation, Broadcast and Operation in Bangladesh
Training of Facilitators: Community Radio Installation, Broadcast and Operation in Bangladesh 05 July 2010 AHM Bazlur Rahman S21BR

A three days long training workshop titled, ‘Training of Facilitators: Community Radio Installation, Broadcast and Operation’ has inaugurated today in IDB Bhaban, Dhaka. The event has organized by Community Radio Academy and Bangladesh NGOs Network for Radio and Communication (BNNRC) (19-21 June 2010) with the support of Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA).

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