Amnesty to target net repression (BBC)

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Internet users are being urged to stand up for online freedoms by backing a new campaign launched by human rights group Amnesty International.

Amnesty is celebrating 45 years of activism by highlighting governments using the net to suppress dissent.

The campaign will highlight abuses of rights the net is used for, and push for the release of those jailed for speaking out online.

It will also name hi-tech firms aiding governments that limit online protests.

Pledge bank

Called Irrepressible.info, the campaign will revolve around a website with the same name. While the human rights group has run separate campaigns about web repression and the jailing of net dissidents before now, Irrepressible.info will bring them all together.
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much more: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/5020788.stm

Also, a thread on a BBC page spotilighting Web repression: http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=103&topic_id=213896&mesg_id=213896