Civiblog Central

Tibet's youth connection

sarah — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 13:11:17 -0400

There's a constant buzz in the two-room office of Students for a Free Tibet as throngs of young Tibetans in exile march on the streets.

Activist Hu Jia: on trial in China

sarah — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 12:23:55 -0400

Freedom:- “On December 27, Chinese security agents dragged Hu Jia and his wife him from their apartment complex, called Freedom city,” says the Wall Street Journal law blog, going on:

“Hu, a prominent blogger and human rights activist, had been disseminating information about peasant protests, dissidents and other issues often ...

Blog for a Cause!

sarah — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 10:49:54 -0500

Global Voices Advocacy is pleased to announce the second of several planned manuals focused on the topics of circumventing internet filtering, anonymous blogging and effective use of Internet-based tools in campaigns for social and political change.

Blog for a Cause!: The Global Voices Guide of Blog Advocacy explains how activists ...

The Blog for a Cause! guide is now available in Spanish

sarah — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 20:01:08 -0500

The Blog For A Cause! guide (now available in Spanish) outlines easy-to-follow tips on how to use blogs as part of campaigns against injustice and features successful examples of advocacy blogs from around the world.

Africa: Is Chinese influence eroding press freedom?

sarah — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 19:53:19 -0500

Bloggers respond to the BBC interview with head of Reporters Without Borders Leonard Vincent who commented on the decline of press freedom in Africa over the past year.

Venezuela: Bombs in Caracas and Memories of “El Caracazo”

sarah — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 19:26:43 -0500

Bloggers from Caracas chime in on the past events and recent bombings of “El Caracazo”.

Brazil: While traditional media deals with lawsuits, blogs report

sarah — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 21:39:11 -0500

While two of the biggest media companies in Brazil are currently involved is court cases, the Brazilian blogosphere is taking an objective stance towards the debate.

Serbia: Bloggers Discuss Rally and Rioting in Belgrade

sarah — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 21:36:00 -0500

The Serbian blogosphere is full of politically charged reactions to the violent Kosovo is Serbia rally held in Belgrade.

Jordan: Wikipedia and Prophet Muhammad

sarah — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 21:32:59 -0500

Another storm is brewing in the Arab world regarding the depiction of Prophet Muhammad in drawings after Wikipedia refused the demands of more than 180,000 people who called for the illustrations to be removed.

Kosovo & Serbia: Independence Blogging

sarah — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 10:08:30 -0500

Kosovo's declaration of independence from Serbia on Sunday, Feb. 17, has caused both celebrations and protests - as well as plenty of media coverage and an avalanche of blog posts.

Pakistan: Voting, Elections and Counting

sarah — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 10:03:08 -0500

As people in Pakistan were out voting today, the blogosphere discusses the elections.

A New Way to Focus the Nation on Climate Change

sarah — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 09:58:42 -0500

Focus the Nation (FtN), involving universities across the U.S, is the largest national teach-in on global warming solutions. Though considered an educational initiative, Focus the Nation was also a mass organized effort of civic engagement, promoting action as well as awareness.

Colombia: United in a March Against the FARC

sarah — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 22:13:36 -0500

On February 4th, an initiative which began on the internet managed to become a massive, worldwide protest against the FARC (Colombian Revolutionary Armed Forces) in just one month.

Blog Outreach in Madagascar – From Forumists to Bloggers

sarah — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 22:01:17 -0500

The FOKO Blog Club is spawning cyber-activism focusing on one village (Kelilalina) in the South Eastern region of Madagascar; with one of their goals being to help save their forests.

Mozambique: Riot organized via SMS is covered by bloggers

sarah — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 21:53:19 -0500

Organized via SMS (text messaging), a protest against inequality on February 5th in Maputo, Mozambique left 3 dead and 250 injured.