Tagged: Human Rights
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Tech Defenders links tech community to protect human rights defenders News
14.05.2013 Tech Defenders, a new frontline group comprised of the tech community, is kicking off in Dublin this evening to support and protect people fighting for human rights in...Categories: Web, Telecommunications, Social Media, Security, Leadership & Management, Internet, Communications -
RTÉ Digital to exclusively stream Voices from the Front Line Sunday night News
06.12.2012 RTÉ will exclusively stream Voices from the Front Line, an evening of stories and song hosted by Hollywood star Martin Sheen at Vicar Street in Dublin on Sunday night in aid of... -
Jailed for a tweet – human rights defender sentenced for three years in Bahrain News
16.08.2012 The president of the Bahrain Centre for Human Rights Nabeel Rajab has been sentenced to three years in prison on charges of using social media – in particular, Twitter – for...Categories: Software, Social Media, Phones, Mobility, Mobile, Legal, Internet, Government, Digital Media, Communications -
YouTube introduces face blurring tool News
19.07.2012 In response to a report from WITNESS, an international human rights organisation, which said that no video-sharing site currently offers users the option of blurring faces to...Tags: Video, YouTube, Human Rights, Activism, Identity Management, Technology, Digital Media, Online -
Hackers attack Eurovision websites in Azerbaijan News
22.05.2012 At least four official websites associated with this weekend’s Eurovision song contest have been attacked by hackers, it has emerged. -
Google reveals colourful International Women’s Day Doodle News
08.03.2012 In its tradition of bringing out a new Doodle for every significant day, Google has revealed a colourful International Women’s Day Doodle that includes the international female... -
Human Rights activist accused of publishing doctored images News
11.04.2011 Nabeel Rajab, head of the Bahrain Center for Human Rights, is to be questioned by the Bahrani government for publishing doctored images with links to Twitter of a man who died...Categories: Social Media, Government -
Apple discovers 91 child labourers in Chinese factories News
15.02.2011 Apple audited 127 facilities in its supply base, finding 91 cases of underage workers in Chinese factories. -
Tweet lands woman in China labour camp News
18.11.2010 An online activist in China has been sentenced to one year in a labour camp for retweeting a satirical message on microblogging site Twitter. -
EU to reform telecoms market – but net access still not a basic right News
06.11.2009 The European Union has set the course for a fundamental overhaul of telecoms regulation in Europe, making it more likely that incumbent networks will open their networks up to...Categories: Comms, Digital Life