Thanks - yes, we are aware of the Amnesty campiagn and support it, of course. However, we were also surprised how little information the Amnesty site actually contained about Ahmed Mansoor. Manu spent a long time with him (under conditions of great secrecy) to get his own take on what he is fighting for.


All the best,

DMW.

From: Research and teaching on surveillance <[log in to unmask]> on behalf of Glenn Muschert <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: 31 May 2017 21:22:42
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Subject: Re: Free Ahmed Mansoor
 
Thanks to David for posting info about Ahmed Mansoor, the jailed Emirati
human rights defender.  Defending human rights defenders is a sort of
"second order" of human rights work, especially worth doing because human
rights defenders are those who are an important line of defense against
government impunity. International pressure, and in particular from
academics can be very powerful.

I point out that there is a campaign for Ahmed Mansoor via Amnesty
International. The page has ways to express your opinion on this, including
tweets, emails, phone calls, faxes, and of course letters. Please see:
https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/campaigns/2017/03/release-emirati-human-rights-defender-ahmed-mansoor/

If you would like a really quick hacktivist opportunity, then please tweet
the following:

"We call for the immediate and unconditional release of UAE Human Rights
Defender @Ahmed_Mansoor #FreeAhmed @HHShkMohd @MBZNews"

In solidarity,
Glenn

Glenn W. Muschert, Professor
Sociology and Social Justice Studies
Faculty Affiliate, Comparative Media Studies
Miami University (MSC 1118)
Oxford, Ohio 45056-1879 U.S.A.
Phone: +1-513-529-1812; Fax: +1-513-529-8525
Web: http://www.users.MiamiOH.edu/muschegw/
Twitter: @GlennMuschert




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Date:    Wed, 31 May 2017 08:29:57 +0000
From:    David Murakami Wood <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: S&S website

Dear all,


The Surveillance & Society website, hosted at Queen's University, is in the
process of being upgraded to the new version of Open Journal System, and is
currently inaccessible.


The upgrade will be complete on Thursday, June 1st.


Please be patient!


All the best,


David Murakami Wood.

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Date:    Wed, 31 May 2017 11:06:31 +0000
From:    David Murakami Wood <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Free Ahmed Mansoor

#FreeAhmed<https://www.facebook.com/hashtag/freeahmed?source=feed_text> :
Ahmed Mansoor, the man facing ten years in prison for challenging the myth
of the United Arab Emirates, a state bankrolled by western investors where
95% of the residents are foreigners trying to make a fast buck. The result
is that few care when native Emiratis are jailed for questioning the
authoritarian regime. My colleague, artist and researcher, Manu Luksch, has
been working on the glossy stories of hi-tech UAE and its smart city,
Masdar. Together we are calling for the release of Ahmed Mansoor, and other
dissident voices, and for a vision of our shared future that does not see
human beings as expendable in the face of 'smart' technological innovation.
All of our governments invest in the UAE. We can make a difference.


Speak up, speak out.


https://ubisurv.wordpress.com/2017/05/31/freeahmed-the-last-human-rights-defender-in-the-uae/

#FreeAhmed: The last human rights defender in the
UAE<https://ubisurv.wordpress.com/2017/05/31/freeahmed-the-last-human-rights-defender-in-the-uae/>
ubisurv.wordpress.com
The United Arab Emirates is the fantasy frontier of hi-tech dreams of smart
cities and a frictionless economy. We are encouraged to believe that from
nowhere it has risen out of the sand, almost fu…




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