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By Michael Allen on March 5, 2010
A North Korean factory worker was publicly executed by firing squad this week after conveying news out of the secretive communist state via his illicit cell phone, Associated Press reports:
The man, surnamed Chong, made calls to the defector using an illegal Chinese mobile phone, the broadcaster said, citing a North Korean security agency official it [read full story]
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By Michael Allen on March 4, 2010
National Endowment for Democracy
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International Republican Institute
Currently available DC-based opportunities include: Online Communications Specialist, Deputy Press Secretary, Program Assistant [read full story]
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By Michael Allen on March 3, 2010
Thursday, March 4, 2010 – 9:00 AM – 4:30 PM – The Iraqi Elections & the Changing Politico-Security Environment in Iraq – Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, 1779 Massachusetts Avenue, N.W. – Featuring keynote speaker Ambassador Zalmay Khalilzad, this one day conference presents a number of panels and experts discussing key issues of security and [read full story]
Posted in Africa, Analysis, Asia, Backlash, Blogs, China, Democracy assistance, Egypt, Elections, Fragile States, Iran, Iraq, Islam and democracy, Islam/politics, Journal of Democracy, Middle East and North Africa, NGOs/Civil society, National Democratic Institute, National Endowment for Democracy, Publications, Religion and Democracy, Russia, Soft power, Tools/technology, Women, accountability, authoritarianism, autocrats, backsliding, color revolutions, corruption, democracy, democracy and development, democracy promotion, democracy support, democratic reform, democratization, dictatorships, dissidents, economic crisis, emerging democracies, foreign policy, governance, media, promoting democracy, protests, religious freedom, rule of law, smart power, solidarity, state-building | Tagged Broadcasting in UN Blue: The Unexamined Past and Uncertain Future of Peacekeeping Radio, Center for International Media Assistance, Dalia Ziada, democracy in Mexico, Democratization in Africa, freedom of the internet for democracy, Human rights, Human Rights in the North Caucasus, Iraqi Elections, Islam and Religious Freedom, Islamic Republic of Iran, Mark Lagon, Mexican Media Under Attack, Mobilizing for Women's Rights and Eliminating Violence against Women, National Endowment for Democracy, Restoring America’s Reputation, Second Geneva Summit for Human Rights, velayat-e-faqih, Women in a Changing China, Women's Learning Partnership, Yemen, Zalmay Khalilzad |
By Michael Allen on February 11, 2010
Iran imposed a “near-total information blockade” as part of its efforts to suppress dissident voices during today’s 31st anniversary commemoration of the Islamic revolution.
“Internet, mobile phone, e-mail, and SMS services in Iran have reportedly been disrupted,” RFE/RL reports, “apparently in an attempt by authorities to prevent opposition activists from communicating and organizing protests.”
Google reported a “sharp [read full story]
Posted in Backlash, Human rights, Iran, Islam/politics, Middle East and North Africa, Tools/technology, freedom of expression, media |
By Michael Allen on January 22, 2010
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s speech on Internet Freedom is prompting some interesting reactions, judging by this sample compiled by the Center for International Media Assistance, including: Being the Web’s First Global Diplomat; Index on Censorship’s experts’ analysis of the speech; Marc Lynch on the Internet Freedom Agenda; and Evgeny Morozov wonders if Hillary Clinton [read full story]
Posted in Blogs, Hat tip: Center for International Media Assistance., National Endowment for Democracy, Tools/technology, democracy promotion, media, promoting democracy |
By Michael Allen on January 21, 2010
The US Government will fund and facilitate innovative approaches to expanding internet freedom and access, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said this morning. Activists like those in Iran’s Green movement were “redefining how technology is used to spread truth and expose injustice”.
Just as samizdat literature undermined communism – “words that pierced the concrete and concertina [read full story]
Posted in Backlash, Blogs, China, Democracy assistance, Egypt, Featured, Human rights, Iran, NGOs/Civil society, Tools/technology, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, authoritarianism, autocrats, corruption, democracy, democracy and development, democracy promotion, dissidents, freedom of expression, media, promoting democracy, solidarity | Tagged Internet freedom |
By Michael Allen on January 8, 2010
Cyber activists in China are throwing their support behind opposition protesters in Iran. The issue is a sensitive one, however, as those supporting protesters in Iran fear they could run afoul of Chinese authorities.
Voice of America reports.
Posted in China, Iran, Tools/technology | Tagged solidarity |
By Michael Allen on December 29, 2009
With events in Iran approaching a tipping point, the Green movement needs a coherent plan of action and a disciplined leadership, writes Abbas Milani, director of Stanford University’s Iran Democracy Project.
Iran’s democratic movement exhibits “the three characteristics of a velvet revolution—nonviolent, nonutopian and populist in nature—with the nimble organizational skills and communication opportunities afforded [read full story]
Posted in Featured, Human rights, Iran, Islam/politics, NGOs/Civil society, Tools/technology, color revolutions, populism |
By Michael Allen on December 8, 2009
Some media stories that have caught the eye of the Center for International Media Assistance this week:
Iranian regime’s offensive against new-generation media; how Iranian activists skirt Web crackdown; why Israel wants US to counter the Islamic Republic with Twitter; Russian Internet provider blocks sites ; guerrilla blogging inside Cuba; Mubarak’s virtual enemies; the global war [read full story]
Posted in Blogs, China, Cuba, Cuba, Democracy assistance, Egypt, Hat tip: Center for International Media Assistance., Human rights, Philippines, Russia, Tools/technology, freedom of expression, media |
By Michael Allen on November 25, 2009
The internet is supposed to empower citizens and undermine authoritarian regimes. But Evgeny Morozov challenges the conventional wisdom and details How dictators watch us on the web.
Roger Cohen examines Obama’s Foreign Policy Labyrinth in the New York Times, while Newsweek’s Michael Hirsh believes Obama’s Foreign Policy Needs a Reset. Russia is Regressing into its Stalinist [read full story]
Posted in Closed societies, Tools/technology, authoritarianism, communist regimes, foreign policy, promoting democracy |
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