Restricted freedom

 According to the group Reporters without Borders, the internet has been part of Egyptian society since the 2005 legislative elections. Many middle eastern countries lack transparency and candidness in sharing of information. Reporters without Borders says that in January alone, 31 legal cases were launched against bloggers and journalists.
Gamal Eid, director of the Arabic Network [...]

The World is talking…are you listening?

One of the key elements of our original blog question was to investigate the relationships between improving  media freedom and new digital technologies. Global Voices Online started as a simple blog, but has trancended into an online medium for groups all around the world, who might normally be ingored by the mainstream media.
One of the projects [...]