Author
Anja Kovacs
10 items.
31 May 2011
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The Present — and Future — Dangers of India's Draconian New Internet RegulationsThe uproar surrounding India's Internet Control Rules makes clear that in the Internet age, as before, the active chilling of freedom of expression by the state is unacceptable in a democracy. Yet if India's old censorship regimes are to be …
19 Apr 2011
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You Have the Right to Remain SilentIndia has a long history of censorship that it justifies in the name of national security. But new laws governing the Internet are unreasonable and — given the multitude of online voices — poorly thought out, argues Anja Kovacs in this …
10 Sep 2010
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What's in a Name? Or Why Clicktivism May Not Be Ruining Left Activism in India, At Least For NowIn a recent piece in the Guardian titled “Clicktivism Is Ruining Leftist Activism”, Micah White expressed severe concern that, in drawing on tactics of advertising and marketing research, digital activism is undermining “the passionate, …
31 Aug 2010
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Beyond Access as InclusionOn 13 September, the day before the fifth Internet Governance Forum opens, CIS is coorganising in Vilnius a meeting on Internet governance and human rights. One of the main aims of this meeting is to call attention to the crucial, yet in …
29 Apr 2010
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Their India has No BordersBangalore felt far for them, they would mark it outside the country. India, for migrant labourers, is different from the India we know
1 Apr 2010
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Maps for Making Change Wiki Now Open to the PublicSince December 2009, CIS has been coordinating and nurturing the Maps for Making Change project, organised in collaboration with Tactical Tech. During the past four months, participants have been on a challenging yet fertile and inspiring …
2 Dec 2009
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Maps for Making Change Kicks Off, and You Can Get Involved!A first in India, Maps for Making Change explores the use of geographical mapping techniques to support struggles for social justice in India. On 3 December, the project officially kicks off during a one-day workshop in Delhi. But even if …
30 Oct 2009
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Call for Applications: 'Maps for Making Change' - Using Geographical Mapping Techniques to Support Struggles for Social Justice in IndiaDeadline: 20 November 2009. Maps for Making Change is a two-month project specifically designed for activists and supporters of social movements and campaigns in India. It provides participants with an exciting opportunity to explore how a …
7 Oct 2009
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The ICANN-US DOC 'Affirmation of Commitments' - A Step Forward?On 30 September 2009, ICANN (Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers) signed an Affirmation of Commitments (AoC) with the US Government's Department of Commerce. For those of us who are concerned that the Internet should serve …
20 Aug 2009
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A Comment on the 2009 IGF Draft Programme PaperThe Centre for Internet and Society is part of a broad group of civil society actors that submitted a comment on the Draft Programme Paper of the fourth Internet Governance Forum (IGF), taking place in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, in November …