Archive for the ‘General’ Category

Guest Post: The Opposite of Free Speech

Monday, 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…

Guest Post: Libertas Supra Omnia

Thursday, March 4th, 2010

Freedom of expression.
A term that weighs different on the scales of every individual. Be it invisible fetters that hold back tears, or physical restraints that gag your right to scream. Be it the dread of a tyrant’s wrath, or…

March 18 page peel: Grab one for your site/blog!

Monday, March 1st, 2010

A few days ago, a wonderful blogger (Roman) alerted us that he’s supporting the campaign by creating a page peel for websites. A page peel is certainly a nice way to spread awareness about the cause! Below are the wonderful…

Guest Post: The pen…. mightier than the sword?

Monday, March 1st, 2010

Beneath the rule of men entirely great,
The pen is mightier than the sword. Behold
The arch-enchanters wand! – itself a nothing! -
But taking sorcery from the master-hand
To paralyse the Caesars, and to strike
The loud earth breathless!…

March 18 in Dubai, UAE

Friday, February 26th, 2010

This is cross-posted from my blog:
Protests are so passe.
(Plus with the country’s stringent laws on protests, we don’t want to be stepping on anyone’s toes here.)
Everybody deserves the right to freedom of speech so long as it…

March 18 Themed Twitter Background

Wednesday, February 3rd, 2010

We’ve created a nifty little Twitter background for you guys to show your support for the movement. Instructions on how to upload it are below.

Step 1:  Right click on the above image and save it to your computer hard…

Help detained Vietnamese bloggers

Thursday, September 24th, 2009

Digiactive informs us that in last 12 months at least 15 bloggers have been arrested in Vietnam.

RSF: Iranian State persecutes bloggers

Thursday, September 24th, 2009

Reporters Without Bordes warned that Iranian authorities continue to persecute bloggers and jail them. According to RSF, Ali Pirhasanlou, a blogger and journalist got arrested last week.

Iran:Hengameh Shahidi was arrested

Thursday, July 16th, 2009

Hengameh Shahidi,a female blogger, journalist and political activist has been arrested for two weeks.