Karim Arbaji has just been sentenced to three years in prison for defending human rights in Syria. Meanwhile, the Syrian blogosphere is bustling with posts advocating admirable and worthy campaigns. There’s the astounding campaign against masturbation, the noble Blogging Week for Moral Decay, and the enlightening campaign for Blogging Against Fossilized Thinking. The background of [...]
Posts Tagged ‘blogging for a cause’
For Fuckin’ Fuck’s Sake! Cut it Out!
Posted in For Discussion, Media Monitoring, State of the Republic, Syria, Syrian Politics, tagged blogging for a cause, free speech, Karim Arbaji, liberalism, religion, Syria, Syrian Blogosphere on September 13, 2009 | 27 Comments »
Blogging for a Cause: Global Voices Advocacy
Posted in General Nonsense, tagged Advocacy, blogging for a cause, censorship, Global Voices Online, Zemanta on June 5, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
As a 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 first [...]












