Yaman Akdeniz

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Oxford Workshop on Press Freedom on the Internet

I shall be at the Oxford Workshop on Press Freedom on the Internet: Challenges and Strategies in Defending Online Speech from Sunday 05 July until Wednesday 08 July. I shall be delivering a speech on Internet censorship in Turkey on Monday 06 July. On Tuesday, 07 July, I shall deliver another speech on hate speech, and terrorist propaganda on the…


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The Guardian: @DW Global Media Forum: Net censors are ‘on the wrong side of history’, say bloggers

@DW Global Media Forum: Net censors are ‘on the wrong side of history’, say bloggers | Media | guardian.co.uk: “@DW Global Media Forum: Net censors are ‘on the wrong side of history’, say bloggers Bloggers discuss internet censorship in their countries – Turkey, Egypt and China – and discuss what needs to be done to keep the internet open. International…


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On the road for conferences!

I have a few busy weeks with conferences, and here is the schedule and topics if anyone is interested: I was first in Istanbul, Turkey for the 6th Gathering in Istanbul for Freedom of Expression which took place between 22-24 May, 2009 (see the media coverage). My speech for the conference was entitled Racist content, hate speech, and discrimination on…