Safe Haven: Whistleblower Protection
May 11, 2016 | Posted in Uncategorized | By Gaui
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Icelandic Modern Media Initiative The Icelandic Modern Media Initiative – a parliamentary resolution that was unanimously adopted in 2010 – was drafted by experts and activists to promote and protect the cornerstones of evolved democracy: Freedom of Exression and Freedom
Tuesday 10 May: Lauri Love ruling may create dangerous new police powers
May 2, 2016 | Posted in Uncategorized | By Gaui
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On 10 May 2016, a UK judge will make a decision that will have serious implications for journalists, advocates, activists, whistleblowers, members of the legal profession and other groups who handle sensitive communications or other data. At 10am on that
Brave New Fortress
April 25, 2016 | Posted in Uncategorized | By Gaui
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Brave New Fortress – republished, still relevant (Smári McCarthy; Article for Arc magazine, July 2012) Huxley predicted it, Barlow suggested it, we built it. In the capital of a sovereign landmass with three hundred kilopeople, a barren wasteland with the
Switzerland of Bits: Francais
April 25, 2016 | Posted in Uncategorized | By Gaui
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Switzerland of bits, un refuge pour des médias libres L’Institut international des médias modernes (en anglais IMMI) travaille à la création d’un lieu refuge pour la liberté d’expression, la liberté d’information, le droit à la vie privée, la protection des
IMMI launches Indiegogo crowdfunder
April 6, 2016 | Posted in Uncategorized | By Gaui
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In 2010 the Icelandic Parliament unanimously adopted a resolution aiming to create a safe haven for freedom of information and freedom of expression in Iceland. This resolution was put forth following public demands for transparency, media freedom enabling journalists to
The Rise of Old Absurdities
March 16, 2016 | Posted in Uncategorized | By Gaui
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In the Ventotene Manifesto, one of the philosophical documents that laid the groundwork for the European Union, Altiero Spinelli and Ernesto Rossi warned of the danger of “letting the incandescent lava of popular passions set in the old moulds”: that
IPU Resolution: Whistleblower Protection
November 4, 2015 | Posted in Uncategorized | By Gaui
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The IPU resolution – Democracy in the Digital Era and the threat to Privacy and Individual Freedoms – highlights the need for democratic oversight and transparency. Whistleblowers play a crucial role in ensuring transparency and freedom of information. The IPU:
IPU Resolution: Net Neutrality
November 3, 2015 | Posted in Uncategorized | By Gaui
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While the European Parliament voted against Net Neutrality amendments that would have safeguarded Net Neutrality in Europe the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), representing some 166 countries through parliamentarians both in government and opposition (including all EU Member States), adopted a resolution
IPU Resolution: The right to Privacy
November 2, 2015 | Posted in Uncategorized | By Gaui
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The IPU resolution – Democracy in the Digital Era and the threat to Privacy and Individual Freedoms – is a direct response to mass surveillance of the global population, where government institutions have run amok in the absence of effective
IPU Resolution: Democracy in the Digital Era
November 2, 2015 | Posted in Uncategorized | By Gaui
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On the 21st of October, the Inter-Parliamentary Union adopted a resolution entitled Democracy in the Digital Era and the Threat to Privacy and Individual Freedoms. The Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) was established in 1889 and consists of parliamentarians from 166 countries,