Amnesty International Launches Campaign Against Net Censorship

Irrepressible.org will harnass the power of the internet to mobilise people all over the world to take a stand against repression.” [Link] “…Chat rooms monitored. Blogs deleted. Websites blocked. Search engines restricted. People imprisoned for simply posting and sharing information. The Internet is a new frontier in the struggle for human rights. Governments – with the help of some of the biggest IT companies in the world – are cracking down on freedom of expression. Amnesty International, with the support of The Observer, is launching a campaign to show that online or offline the human voice and human rights are impossible to repress.”

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