May 1st, 2010
Dear friends,
A few days ago, news broke out that Security officers of the Borj al Arab prison broke into Kareem’s
prison cell and took away his letters of support, which Kareem has been receiving from around the world.
They also confiscated his notebook, where he keeps his personal thoughts in an attempt to cope with his unjust imprisonment. They have done this for no apparent reason than to abuse a free speech advocate who remains imprisoned since November 6, 2006 merely for his blog posts.
This is not the first time it has happened. In August 2008, some of Kareem’s books and other reading materials were arbitrarily confiscated.
We call upon you to take action: Flood the Jail with Mail, by sending letters of support directly to Kareem!
For Kareem’s address and to read more about this campaign, please visit this page.
We need your support! Please circulate this news and get others involved! Don’t let Kareem go through this alone.
Tags: Blogging, Egypt, Jail, Kareem, Mail
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April 23rd, 2010
Francesco Poroli is a freelance illustrator based in Italy who has been kind enough to create this image specifically for the March 18 Movement.
You can view and download the .pdf file here: OR318
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April 6th, 2010
Brief presentation of the March 18 Movement by its co-founder at the TH!NK3 launch event in Brussels, 23 March 2010.
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April 5th, 2010
Hey everyone, Zina Saunders, a NYC-based artist has brilliantly created two posters for the March 18 Movement. Let us know what you think!
You can fine more of her artwork on her blog here.
Follow her on Twitter: @ZinaSaunders
Click…
Tags: March 18 Movement, Poster, Visual Arts, Zina Saunders
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April 2nd, 2010
This post is contributed by Wamith Al-Kassab, a blogger at Iraqi Streets and Mideast Youth.
In the summer of 2008, I survived an assassination attempt in Iraq. My “crime” was that I am “an enemy of God,” a promoter of…
Tags: bloggers, Free speech, Human Rights, Iraq
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March 14th, 2010
“Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don’t matter and those who matter don’t mind.” – Dr. Seuss
After three years of being a regular blogger, I was flabbergasted when I received a comment…
Tags: #mar18 #or318, blog, bloggers, Censorship, control, Freedom, right to expression
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March 14th, 2010
Freedom of will, according to Wikipedia, is the ability of rational agents to exercise control over their actions, decisions, or choices. The key words for me here are rational and control.
In our advocacy for freedom to express our ideas,…
Tags: control, Freedom, rational, responsibility, Wikipedia
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March 10th, 2010
by Ritesh J
I’ve always been a strong supporter of censorship, primarily because people don’t understand that with freedom comes responsibility. I have also believed that censorship was created for the good of society.
But when those controlling the content…
Tags: blog, bloggers, Censorship, free press, Free speech, OR318, right to expression, Tyranny, YouTube
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March 8th, 2010
I was requested to write these words of some dear friends. Friends I just can’t say no to. So in a way the following is the opposite of what I am about to say, this is about Forced Speech.
Forced…
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March 7th, 2010
-Hisham Wyne-
“Over himself, over his own body and mind, the individual is sovereign”
John Stuart Mill, On Liberty, 1859.
But sovereign are we, over our blogs and the contents and comments therein?
We are bloggers. We want freedom. But…
Tags: bloggers, Citizen journalists, citizens, die in prison, Human Rights, individuals, John Stuart Mill, liberty, right to expression
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