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IREX staffer Haratounian wrongly imprisoned for spying in Iran

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While much of the US media has focused on the recent release of Roxana Saberi after being falsely accused of spying in Iran, other cases similar remain unresolved. 19, 2009, she was sentenced to three years in jail. Haratounian's family has set up a web site and invited the public to sign an appeal to Iran?s

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Great reads from around the web on June 16th

Amy Sample Ward

The goal is to use the power of "Social Influence" via Twitter, Facebook, MySpace, Blogs and other online media to raise an unprecedented amount for our fund benefiting The Humane Society, LIVESTRONG, Oxfam America and WWF from June 1st until August 28th, 2009." " Tags: roundup bookmarks.

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SXSW Nonprofit Picks

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2009 Iran Election: Women's Revolution? By campaigning and protesting Iranian women surprised onlookers through their sociopolitical participation during the 2009 Iranian election. PRESENTERS Brooke McMillan, Stacey Monk, Frank Barry, Donna Wilkins and Jodie Kolkowski. Twitter Revolution? March 14 at 11:00 AM.

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Vote and Comment for ALL these Awesome Nonprofit Panels at SXSW!

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

At the end of that panel, we all hoped there would be a larger nonprofit presence on the agenda for this 2009. And yes, indeed, in 2009 there were many more panel proposals about or by folks who work with nonprofits and voting. In 2008, I was on one of the few nonprofit panels on the agenda. It was organized by Ed Schipul.

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Last Chance to Vote for Nonprofit SXSW Panels: Closes September 4th

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

At the end of that panel, we all hoped there would be a larger nonprofit presence on the agenda for this 2009. And yes, indeed, in 2009 there were many more panel proposals. In 2008, I was on one of the few nonprofit panels on the agenda. It was organized by Ed Schipul. about or by folks who work with nonprofits and voting.

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Guest Post: Beth Kanter's SXSWi Nonprofit Panel Roundup

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At the end of that panel, we all hoped there would be a larger nonprofit presence on the agenda for this 2009. And yes, indeed, in 2009 there were many more panel proposals. In 2008, I was on one of the few nonprofit panels on the agenda. It was organized by Ed Schipul. about or by folks who work with nonprofits and voting.

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Live Blog: Is Technology Really Good for Human Rights

Amy Sample Ward

That ethos continued until the last three years or so with issues in Burma, Iran, and China. In Iran we’ve seen it used to get out information and resist censorship but have also seen it used by the government to alter a mobile phone system and monitoring calls. Technology is amoral – it doesn’t care.

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