World Day Against Cyber Censorship
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World Day Against Cyber Censorship was first observed on March 12, 2008 at the request of Reporters Without Borders
and Amnesty International
. A letter written by Jean-Francois Julliard, Secretary-General of Reporters Without Borders, and Larry Cox, Executive Director of Amnesty International, was sent to the Chief Executive Officers of Google, Yahoo!, Inc., and Microsoft Corporation to request observation of the day.
, was awarded to the Iranian women’s rights activists of the Change for Equality website.
The 2011 Netizen Prize was awarded to the Tunisian group blogging site Nawaat.org for their coverage of the Tunisian protests
which their national media ignored.
Reporters Without Borders
Reporters Without Borders is a France-based international non-governmental organization that advocates freedom of the press. It was founded in 1985, by Robert Ménard, Rony Brauman and the journalist Jean-Claude Guillebaud. Jean-François Julliard has served as Secretary General since 2008...
and Amnesty International
Amnesty International
Amnesty International is an international non-governmental organisation whose stated mission is "to conduct research and generate action to prevent and end grave abuses of human rights, and to demand justice for those whose rights have been violated."Following a publication of Peter Benenson's...
. A letter written by Jean-Francois Julliard, Secretary-General of Reporters Without Borders, and Larry Cox, Executive Director of Amnesty International, was sent to the Chief Executive Officers of Google, Yahoo!, Inc., and Microsoft Corporation to request observation of the day.
Netizen Prize
In 2010, the first annual Netizen Prize, sponsored by GoogleGoogle
Google Inc. is an American multinational public corporation invested in Internet search, cloud computing, and advertising technologies. Google hosts and develops a number of Internet-based services and products, and generates profit primarily from advertising through its AdWords program...
, was awarded to the Iranian women’s rights activists of the Change for Equality website.
The 2011 Netizen Prize was awarded to the Tunisian group blogging site Nawaat.org for their coverage of the Tunisian protests
Tunisian revolution
The Tunisian Revolution is an intensive campaign of civil resistance, including a series of street demonstrations taking place in Tunisia. The events began in December 2010 and led to the ousting of longtime President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali in January 2011...
which their national media ignored.
External links
- World Day Against Cyber-Censorship official website