As part of Zemanta‘s “Blogging for a Cause” month, I would like to pay homage to Global Voices Advocacy, a non-profit organization and sister project of Global Voices Online. Global Voices Advocacy, or “Advox” as it is affectionately called, seeks to advocate on behalf of the rights of bloggers and journalists. It is often the […]
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Earlier today, a tweet popped up on my screen from someone I’d just begun to follow. MeghnaK is a (self-described) 13-year-old blogger from India. Her blog is what you might expect from a young woman…mostly personal, with some poetry and a few newsworthy stories. Her grasp on blogging is clearly beyond her years (or is […]
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Free Hoder?
Following my posts here and at the Huffington Post regarding the “arrest” of blogger Hossein Derakhshan (aka Hoder), I realize that perhaps my pronouncements were premature. Many of you are following this story with skeptical eyes, and I want you to know: so am I. For those of you who aren’t so aware of what’s […]