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Assad’s Instagram Tells Us Attention Works 2 Aug 2013 | 12:55 am
Syrian president Bashar al-Assad is finally back in the news this week, this time because his Instagram feed ignores his ongoing war. The regime's response has received less attention, but it tells u...
Keyes: Saudi Women’s-Rights Activists Sentenced 25 Jun 2013 | 07:27 pm
Saudi Arabia has imprisoned two activists for allegedly trying to help a woman leave her abusive husband. David Keyes on why the U.S. must intervene to free them.
Erdogan’s “Menace”: Social Media Helps Protests Go International 13 Jun 2013 | 08:58 pm
As Turkish PM Tayyip Erdogan harangued his people about the dangers of social media, tools like Facebook and Twitter helped people and media all over the world connect with the protests happening in T...
Dictator Month Kickoff: Laughtivism—How Humor is Transforming Non-Violent Struggle 4 Jun 2013 | 08:45 pm
Srdja Popovic (CANVAS) and Mladen Joksic (Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs) help us kickoff Dictator Appreciation Month with a first-hand look at how "laughtivism" is bringing powe...
Cellphones and AntiProxies, Fighting Tools in Tajikistan 31 May 2013 | 11:26 pm
Twitter, Facebook and proxy systems are used to overcome internet restrictions in Tajikistan and to connect to the wider diaspora.
Saudis Speak Out for Political Prisoners Online & IRL 29 May 2013 | 12:23 am
The families of political prisoners in Saudi Arabia are sharing their actions to raise awareness for those held captive. Check out the hashtag #يوم_المعتقلين , translated as “The Day of the Detainees...
Iran’s Men Don Dresses to Support Viral Campaign 7 May 2013 | 12:34 am
Iranian men are taking cross-dressing selfies for an online movement protesting a sexist punishment for criminals in Kurdistan. Our own Solmaz Sharif covers a powerful (and fun) digital protest that ...
The Three Political Prisoners Saudis are Talking About Right Now 25 Apr 2013 | 06:01 pm
Saudis are constantly in danger of facing retribution for speaking their minds, whether it’s on social media or on a street corner. But that isn’t stopping many of them from taking to Twitter with ren...
Crackdown on Long Hair In Gaza is Latest Limit on Free Expression 12 Apr 2013 | 06:47 pm
In Gaza, how you wear your hair has become the government's business.
When Eggheads Attack 12 Apr 2013 | 01:28 am
A new twitter hashtag in Egypt is the latest salvo in the PR battle for your hearts and minds: #tweet_like_an_egg
