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Steps on The Road
A new book issued by the Arabic network, tackles different experiences and mutual support methods
between Internet and human rights
Cairo June 3rd , 2008
The Arabic Network for Human Rights Information issued a new book contains the arguments and discussions of 30 human rights, political and internet activists from 12 Arab Countries on how to expand the mutual support among human rights NGOs, internet activists and media men; that kind of support which would finally result in stronger support for freedom to expression causes in the Arab World.
In the book, the reader will find a presentation for the expanded discussions among activists, bloggers, journalists and media men. enclosed, there are also 10 work papers presented by some participants in the workshop. Those papers contains different experiences, views, suggestions on how to increase cooperation among journalists and media men, internet activists and human rights activists, establishing a solid base for more cooperation supporting freedom to expression in the Arab World. Such increased cooperation would be of great importance because of the increasing role of internet and its activists in fighting against political tyranny.
The different backgrounds of the participants from “Egypt, Morocco, Saudi Arabia, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, Jordan, Oman, Syria, Palestine, Lebanon, Libya and Bahrain” helped so much in achieving success. They presented different causes on human rights, media and freedom to expression according to different circumstances in different countries. What was common among most of those countries was their enmity to freedom to expression and their imposing regulations bonding internet access.
The printed version of the book is available at the Arabic Network for Human Rights Information headquarter, and can be browsed on the website of the Arab Initiative for free internet openarab.net, that follows the Network.
For more information on the workshop visit;
http://www.anhri.net/en/reports/2008/pr0228.shtml
The full report in Arabic;
http://www.openarab.net/ar/node/531
The full report in English;
http://www.openarab.net/en/node/559
For more information contact the Arabic Network;
Tel; 25249544
e-mail; info@anhri.net
The website of the Arabic Network for human rights information
http://www.anhri.net/en
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