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node--view-mode-teaser"> <div class="node__container"> <header class="node__header"><h2 class="node__title"><a href="/introduction" class="node__title-link" rel="bookmark"><span class="field field-name-title field-formatter-string field-type-string field-label-hidden">Introduction</span> </a></h2></header> <div class="node__content"><div class="field field-node-taxonomy-vocabulary-4 field-entity-reference-type-taxonomy-term field-formatter-entity-reference-label field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-4 field-type-entity-reference field-label-inline clearfix"><h3 class="field__label">Year</h3><div class="field__items"><div class="field__item field__item--_011---internet-rights-and-democratisation"> <span class="field__item-wrapper"><a href="/year/2011-internet-rights-and-democratisation" hreflang="en">2011 - Internet rights and democratisation</a></span> </div></div> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field-node--body field-formatter-text-summary-or-trimmed field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden has-single"><div class="field__items"><div class="field__item"><p><strong>Author:</strong> Alan Finlay</p> <p>The authors of these country reports were encouraged to select a story or event to write about that illustrates the role of the internet in defending human rights. The result is a rich collection of reports that approach the topic of the internet, human rights and social resistance from different angles – whether discussing the rights of prisoners to access the internet in Argentina, candlelight vigils against “mad cow” beef imports in South Korea, the UK Uncut demonstrations in London, or online poetry as protest in China.</p></div></div> </div> <div class="node__links"><ul class="links inline"><li class="node-readmore"><span class="node-readmore__link-wrapper"><a href="/introduction" rel="tag" title="Introduction" class="node-readmore__link" hreflang="en">Read more<span class="visually-hidden"> about Introduction</span></a></span></li></ul></div></div></div> </article> </div> <div class="views-row"> <article data-history-node-id="5803" role="article" about="/en/report-introduction/credits-3" class="node node--id-5803 node--type-report-introduction node--promoted node--view-mode-teaser"> <div class="node__container"> <header class="node__header"><h2 class="node__title"><a href="/en/report-introduction/credits-3" class="node__title-link" rel="bookmark"><span class="field field-name-title field-formatter-string field-type-string field-label-hidden">Credits</span> </a></h2></header> <div class="node__content"><div class="field field-node-taxonomy-vocabulary-4 field-entity-reference-type-taxonomy-term field-formatter-entity-reference-label field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-4 field-type-entity-reference field-label-above"><h3 class="field__label">Year</h3><div class="field__items"><div class="field__item field__item--_011---internet-rights-and-democratisation"> <span class="field__item-wrapper"><a href="/year/2011-internet-rights-and-democratisation" hreflang="en">2011 - Internet rights and democratisation</a></span> </div></div> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field-node--body field-formatter-text-summary-or-trimmed field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden has-single"><div class="field__items"><div class="field__item"><p>Global Information Society Watch 2011</p> <p><strong>Steering committee</strong></p> <ul><li>Anriette Esterhuysen (APC)</li> <li>Loe Schout (Hivos)</li> </ul><p><strong>Coordinating committee</strong></p> <ul><li>Karen Banks (APC)</li> <li>Monique Doppert (Hivos)</li> <li>Karen Higgs (APC)</li> <li>Marjan Besuijen (Hivos)</li> <li>Joy Liddicoat (APC)</li> <li>Pablo Accuosto (APC)</li> <li>Valeria Betancourt (APC)</li> </ul><p><strong>Project coordinator</strong></p> <ul><li>Karen Banks</li> </ul><p><strong>Editor</strong></p></div></div> </div> <div class="field field-node-taxonomy-vocabulary-2 field-entity-reference-type-taxonomy-term field-formatter-entity-reference-label field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-2 field-type-entity-reference field-label-above"><h3 class="field__label">Themes</h3><div class="field__items"><div class="field__item field__item--internet-rights"> <span class="field__item-wrapper"><a href="/themes/internet-rights" hreflang="en">Internet rights</a></span> </div></div> </div> <div class="node__links"><ul class="links inline"><li class="node-readmore"><span class="node-readmore__link-wrapper"><a href="/en/report-introduction/credits-3" rel="tag" title="Credits" class="node-readmore__link" hreflang="en">Read more<span class="visually-hidden"> about Credits</span></a></span></li></ul></div></div></div> </article> </div> <div class="views-row"> <article data-history-node-id="5782" role="article" about="/en/country-report/internet-rights/south-africa" class="node node--id-5782 node--type-country-report node--view-mode-teaser"> <div class="node__container"> <header class="node__header"><h2 class="node__title"><a href="/en/country-report/internet-rights/south-africa" class="node__title-link" rel="bookmark"><span class="field field-name-title field-formatter-string field-type-string field-label-hidden">South Africa </span> </a></h2></header> <div class="node__content"><div class="field field-node-taxonomy-vocabulary-4 field-entity-reference-type-taxonomy-term field-formatter-entity-reference-label field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-4 field-type-entity-reference field-label-inline clearfix"><h3 class="field__label">Report Year</h3><div class="field__items"><div class="field__item field__item--_011---internet-rights-and-democratisation"> <span class="field__item-wrapper"><a href="/year/2011-internet-rights-and-democratisation" hreflang="en">2011 - Internet rights and democratisation</a></span> </div></div> </div> <div class="field field-node-taxonomy-vocabulary-2 field-entity-reference-type-taxonomy-term field-formatter-entity-reference-label field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-2 field-type-entity-reference field-label-inline clearfix"><h3 class="field__label">Themes</h3><div class="field__items"><div class="field__item field__item--internet-rights"> <span class="field__item-wrapper"><a href="/themes/internet-rights" hreflang="en">Internet rights</a></span> </div></div> </div> </div></div> </article> </div> <div class="views-row"> <article data-history-node-id="5781" role="article" about="/en/country-report/azerbaijan/azerbaijan" class="node node--id-5781 node--type-country-report node--view-mode-teaser"> <div class="node__container"> <header class="node__header"><h2 class="node__title"><a href="/en/country-report/azerbaijan/azerbaijan" class="node__title-link" rel="bookmark"><span class="field field-name-title field-formatter-string field-type-string field-label-hidden">Azerbaijan</span> </a></h2></header> <div class="node__content"><div class="field field-node-taxonomy-vocabulary-4 field-entity-reference-type-taxonomy-term field-formatter-entity-reference-label field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-4 field-type-entity-reference field-label-inline clearfix"><h3 class="field__label">Report Year</h3><div class="field__items"><div class="field__item field__item--_011---internet-rights-and-democratisation"> <span class="field__item-wrapper"><a href="/year/2011-internet-rights-and-democratisation" hreflang="en">2011 - Internet rights and democratisation</a></span> </div></div> </div> </div></div> </article> </div> <div class="views-row"> <article data-history-node-id="981" role="article" about="/en/measuring-progress/internet-rights/2012-update-action-steps-selected-countries-giswatch-2011" class="node node--id-981 node--type-measuring-progress node--view-mode-teaser"> <div class="node__container"> <header class="node__header"><h2 class="node__title"><a href="/en/measuring-progress/internet-rights/2012-update-action-steps-selected-countries-giswatch-2011" class="node__title-link" rel="bookmark"><span class="field field-name-title field-formatter-string field-type-string field-label-hidden">2012 update on action steps for selected countries of GISWatch 2011</span> </a></h2></header> <div class="node__content"><div class="field field-node-taxonomy-vocabulary-4 field-entity-reference-type-taxonomy-term field-formatter-entity-reference-label field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-4 field-type-entity-reference field-label-inline clearfix"><h3 class="field__label">Year</h3><div class="field__items"><div class="field__item field__item--_011---internet-rights-and-democratisation"> <span class="field__item-wrapper"><a href="/year/2011-internet-rights-and-democratisation" hreflang="en">2011 - Internet rights and democratisation</a></span> </div></div> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field-node--body field-formatter-text-summary-or-trimmed field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden has-single"><div class="field__items"><div class="field__item"><p>The 2012 update on action steps for selected countries of GISWatch 2011, conducted with support from the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency, looks back at progress in freedom of expression and association for 10 countries: Jamaica, Rwanda, Lebanon, Romania, Indonesia, Cameroon, Argentina, Brazil, India and Nigeria.</p> </div></div> </div> <div class="node__links"><ul class="links inline"><li class="node-readmore"><span class="node-readmore__link-wrapper"><a href="/en/measuring-progress/internet-rights/2012-update-action-steps-selected-countries-giswatch-2011" rel="tag" title="2012 update on action steps for selected countries of GISWatch 2011" class="node-readmore__link" hreflang="en">Read more<span class="visually-hidden"> about 2012 update on action steps for selected countries of GISWatch 2011</span></a></span></li></ul></div></div></div> </article> </div> <div class="views-row"> <article data-history-node-id="473" role="article" about="/en/country-report/information-and-democracy/india" class="node node--id-473 node--type-country-report node--view-mode-teaser"> <div class="node__container"> <header class="node__header"><h2 class="node__title"><a href="/en/country-report/information-and-democracy/india" class="node__title-link" rel="bookmark"><span class="field field-name-title field-formatter-string field-type-string field-label-hidden">India</span> </a></h2></header> <div class="node__content"><div class="field field-node-taxonomy-vocabulary-4 field-entity-reference-type-taxonomy-term field-formatter-entity-reference-label field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-4 field-type-entity-reference field-label-inline clearfix"><h3 class="field__label">Report Year</h3><div class="field__items"><div class="field__item field__item--_011---internet-rights-and-democratisation"> <span class="field__item-wrapper"><a href="/year/2011-internet-rights-and-democratisation" hreflang="en">2011 - Internet rights and democratisation</a></span> </div></div> </div> <div class="field field-node-taxonomy-vocabulary-2 field-entity-reference-type-taxonomy-term field-formatter-entity-reference-label field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-2 field-type-entity-reference field-label-inline clearfix"><h3 class="field__label">Themes</h3><div class="field__items"><div class="field__item field__item--internet-rights"> <span class="field__item-wrapper"><a href="/themes/internet-rights" hreflang="en">Internet rights</a></span> </div></div> </div> </div></div> </article> </div> <div class="views-row"> <article data-history-node-id="507" role="article" about="/en/country-report/freedom-expression/venezuela" class="node node--id-507 node--type-country-report node--view-mode-teaser"> <div class="node__container"> <header class="node__header"><h2 class="node__title"><a href="/en/country-report/freedom-expression/venezuela" class="node__title-link" rel="bookmark"><span class="field field-name-title field-formatter-string field-type-string field-label-hidden">Venezuela</span> </a></h2></header> <div class="node__content"><div class="field field-node-taxonomy-vocabulary-4 field-entity-reference-type-taxonomy-term field-formatter-entity-reference-label field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-4 field-type-entity-reference field-label-inline clearfix"><h3 class="field__label">Report Year</h3><div class="field__items"><div class="field__item field__item--_011---internet-rights-and-democratisation"> <span class="field__item-wrapper"><a href="/year/2011-internet-rights-and-democratisation" hreflang="en">2011 - Internet rights and democratisation</a></span> </div></div> </div> <div class="field field-node-taxonomy-vocabulary-2 field-entity-reference-type-taxonomy-term field-formatter-entity-reference-label field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-2 field-type-entity-reference field-label-inline clearfix"><h3 class="field__label">Themes</h3><div class="field__items"><div class="field__item field__item--freedom-of-expression"> <span class="field__item-wrapper"><a href="/themes/freedom-expression" hreflang="en">Freedom of expression</a></span> </div></div> </div> </div></div> </article> </div> <div class="views-row"> <article data-history-node-id="494" role="article" about="/en/country-report/internet-rights/peru" class="node node--id-494 node--type-country-report node--view-mode-teaser"> <div class="node__container"> <header class="node__header"><h2 class="node__title"><a href="/en/country-report/internet-rights/peru" class="node__title-link" rel="bookmark"><span class="field field-name-title field-formatter-string field-type-string field-label-hidden">Peru</span> </a></h2></header> <div class="node__content"><div class="field field-node-taxonomy-vocabulary-4 field-entity-reference-type-taxonomy-term field-formatter-entity-reference-label field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-4 field-type-entity-reference field-label-inline clearfix"><h3 class="field__label">Report Year</h3><div class="field__items"><div class="field__item field__item--_011---internet-rights-and-democratisation"> <span class="field__item-wrapper"><a href="/year/2011-internet-rights-and-democratisation" hreflang="en">2011 - Internet rights and democratisation</a></span> </div></div> </div> <div class="field field-node-taxonomy-vocabulary-2 field-entity-reference-type-taxonomy-term field-formatter-entity-reference-label field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-2 field-type-entity-reference field-label-inline clearfix"><h3 class="field__label">Themes</h3><div class="field__items"><div class="field__item field__item--social-mobilisation"> <span class="field__item-wrapper"><a href="/themes/social-mobilisation" hreflang="en">Social mobilisation</a></span> </div></div> </div> </div></div> </article> </div> <div class="views-row"> <article data-history-node-id="485" role="article" about="/en/country-report/information-and-democracy/mexico" class="node node--id-485 node--type-country-report node--view-mode-teaser"> <div class="node__container"> <header class="node__header"><h2 class="node__title"><a href="/en/country-report/information-and-democracy/mexico" class="node__title-link" rel="bookmark"><span class="field field-name-title field-formatter-string field-type-string field-label-hidden">Mexico</span> </a></h2></header> <div class="node__content"><div class="field field-node-taxonomy-vocabulary-4 field-entity-reference-type-taxonomy-term field-formatter-entity-reference-label field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-4 field-type-entity-reference field-label-inline clearfix"><h3 class="field__label">Report Year</h3><div class="field__items"><div class="field__item field__item--_011---internet-rights-and-democratisation"> <span class="field__item-wrapper"><a href="/year/2011-internet-rights-and-democratisation" hreflang="en">2011 - Internet rights and democratisation</a></span> </div></div> </div> <div class="field field-node-taxonomy-vocabulary-2 field-entity-reference-type-taxonomy-term field-formatter-entity-reference-label field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-2 field-type-entity-reference field-label-inline clearfix"><h3 class="field__label">Themes</h3><div class="field__items"><div class="field__item field__item--information-and-democracy"> <span class="field__item-wrapper"><a href="/themes/information-and-democracy" hreflang="en">Information and democracy</a></span> </div></div> </div> </div></div> </article> </div> <div class="views-row"> <article data-history-node-id="520" role="article" about="/mapping-democracy/freedom-expression/mapping-internet-rights-and-freedom-expression" class="node node--id-520 node--type-mapping-democracy node--view-mode-teaser"> <div class="node__container"> <header class="node__header"><h2 class="node__title"><a href="/mapping-democracy/freedom-expression/mapping-internet-rights-and-freedom-expression" class="node__title-link" rel="bookmark"><span class="field field-name-title field-formatter-string field-type-string field-label-hidden">Mapping internet rights and freedom of expression</span> </a></h2></header> <div class="node__content"><div class="field field-node-taxonomy-vocabulary-4 field-entity-reference-type-taxonomy-term field-formatter-entity-reference-label field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-4 field-type-entity-reference field-label-inline clearfix"><h3 class="field__label">Year</h3><div class="field__items"><div class="field__item field__item--_011---internet-rights-and-democratisation"> <span class="field__item-wrapper"><a href="/year/2011-internet-rights-and-democratisation" hreflang="en">2011 - Internet rights and democratisation</a></span> </div></div> </div> <div class="field field-node-field-authors field-entity-reference-type-user field-formatter-entity-reference-label field-name-field-authors field-type-entity-reference field-label-inline clearfix"><h3 class="field__label">Authors</h3><div class="field__items"><div class="field__item field__item--david-souter"> <span class="field__item-wrapper"><a href="/users/dsouter" hreflang="en">David Souter</a></span> </div></div> </div> <div class="field field-node--field-organization field-formatter-string field-name-field-organization field-type-string field-label-inline clearfix has-single"><h3 class="field__label">Organization</h3><div class="field__items"><div class="field__item">ict Development Associates</div></div> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field-node--body field-formatter-text-summary-or-trimmed field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden has-single"><div class="field__items"><div class="field__item"><h2>Introduction</h2> <p>The intersection between the internet and human rights, including freedoms of expression and association, is increasingly important as the internet becomes more universal, and increasingly complex as the internet affects more aspects of society, economy, politics and culture. 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