Dear friends, Hope this finds you well.
Sorry for any cross-posting. I'm writing to ask for your help in supporting a call for the immediate release of 9 bloggers and human rights defenders<http://advocacy.globalvoicesonline.org/2014/04/30/netizen-report-ethiopia-cracks-down-on-free-expression/>, members of the Ethiopian Zone 9 blogging collective, arrested in Addis Ababa on April 25, 2014. Their crime? Blogging to foster civic engagement and critical commentary about social and political issues in their country. What you can do is take a picture of yourself with a message in support of the "ZoneNiners" including this short message to the Ethiopian government: Blogging Is Not A Crime! Submit your picture on this Tumblr <http://zoneniner.tumblr.com/> and make sure to add your name and, if possible, country in the message or in the caption area. Ask a friend to do the same - spread the word. Sorry for the short notice, but we are a bit short on time as we try to collect as many pictures as possible before tomorrow Saturday, the World's Press Freedom Day, when we will be issuing a formal statement. Thank you in advance for your support. Hisham -- Hisham Almiraat advocacy director, Global Voices Online advox.org | @advox <https://twitter.com/Advox> | @almiraat<https://twitter.com/almiraat>|facebook<https://www.facebook.com/GlobalVoicesAdvocacy> skype: hisham_almiraat --- I encrypt at his...@riseup.net, key ID: 0xCE9966E4B3719B7E fingerprint: ED94 D1CC 39AA F63E 1762 898B CE99 66E4 B371 9B7E
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