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Social Media: Not Just a Revolution, but a Voice for the Silenced

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Women in Iran and protestors on Wall Street think so. During the Iran protests in February of 2011, a woman who was raped, sexually assaulted and beaten once she was identified as a "rioter" simply for voting, had no voice and little way to speak out about her experience. Social media may be changing that across the globe.

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[Book Interview] Nonprofit Example of Social Media Excellence: WITNESS

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Recent events in Burma in 2007 and Iran in 2009 and even the US in 2010 reveal that governments can easily comb activists’ footage online and seek out protesters and citizens for arrest, persecution or worse. What is on your To Do List for 2011? The ability to stream video directly from a mobile phone (i.e.

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Social Media: Not Just a Revolution, but a Voice for the Silenced

Care2

Women in Iran and protestors on Wall Street think so. During the Iran protests in February of 2011, a woman who was raped, sexually assaulted and beaten once she was identified as a "rioter" simply for voting, had no voice and little way to speak out about her experience. Social media may be changing that across the globe.

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