alejandra davidziuk wrote:

>Crisinfo.org - news ENG ESP [November 14, 2004]
>
>CRIS
>
>CRIS CALLS FOR INTERNATIONAL MOBILISATION ON THE
>UNESCO DRAFT CONVENTION ON CULTURAL DIVERSITY
>The Communication Rights in the Information Society
>Campaign, an international network of organisations
>and individuals working to ensure that Communication
>Rights are central to any vision of an information
>society, is mobilising around the forthcoming
>negotiations on the UNESCO Draft Convention on
>Cultural Diversity.
>http://www.crisinfo.org/content/view/full/537/
>
>CRIS CONVOCA UNA MOVILIZACIÓN INTERNACIONAL ACERCA DEL
>BORRADOR DE LA CONVENCIÓN SOBRE DIVERSIDAD CULTURAL DE
>LA UNESCO
>La Campaña por los Derechos a la Comunicación en la
>Sociedad de la Información, una red internacional de
>organizaciones e individuos que trabaja para asegurar
>que los Derechos a la Comunicación sean centrales a
>toda visión de la sociedad de la información, está
>movilizándose ante las próximas negociaciones sobre el
>Borrador de la Convención sobre Diversidad Cultural de
>la UNESCO.
>http://www.crisinfo.org/content/view/full/542/
>
>
>WSIS
>
>FIRST DRAFT OF THE POLITICAL CHAPEAU
>The first draft of the Political Chapeau and some
>additional text on chapters one and four of the
>operational part will be discussed at the next meeting
>of the Group of the Friends of the Chair (GFC), which
>will take place on 15 November 2004 (full day) and 16
>November (afternoon only) in the Palais des Nations,
>Room XVII (Door 40, first floor).
>http://www.crisinfo.org/content/view/full/539/
>
>UNITED NATIONS ESTABLISHES WORKING GROUP ON INTERNET
>GOVERNANCE
>Secretary-General Kofi Annan announced today the
>establishment of the Working Group on Internet
>Governance. The Working Group will prepare the ground
>for a decision on this issue by the second phase of
>the World Summit on the Information Society, to be
>held in Tunis in November 2005.
>http://www.crisinfo.org/content/view/full/538/
>
>THE AFRICA ELECTRONIC PRIVACY AND PUBLIC VOICE
>SYMPOSIUM
>The purpose of this Symposium (December 6, 2004 in
>Cape Town, South Africa ) is to bring together African
>NGOs, technical experts and policy makers to discuss
>privacy and freedom of expression, the World Summit on
>the Information Society and Internet policy
>development. It is an opportunity for the public voice
>to be heard on issues such as safeguarding electronic
>privacy and protecting online speech, as well as
>African perspectives on Internet governance and the
>World Summit on the Information Society.
>http://www.crisinfo.org/content/view/full/531/
>
>
>OTHER ISSUES
>
>UPDATE ON INDYMEDIA SERVER SEIZURES
>One month after the harddrives were taken out of the
>servers Ahimsa I and II in London, indymedia had many
>responses from civil liberty groups and professional
>journalist organisations. Legal steps are being taken
>or considered on both sides of the atlantic. The US
>State Attorney (ie the lawyer for the US government)
>has responded to a Motion to Unseal the server seizure
>court order in the US.
>http://www.crisinfo.org/content/view/full/534/
>
>EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEWS FROM THE EFCR
>The European Social Forum performed as a participating
>scenario where important questions looked for answers.
>Experts from different fields were there to give their
>point of view on Communication Rights and other social
>issues.
>http://www.crisinfo.org/content/view/full/536/
>
>REACCIONES DESDE LA SOCIEDAD CIVIL: UNESCO & Microsoft
>(Español)
>Carta pública a la UNESCO realizada por la Comunidad
>MISTICA ante la información de un convenio entre la
>UNESCO y la empresa MICROSOFT. La carta solicita el
>conocimiento público de los detalles de este convenio
>para poder apreciar su conveniencia para los países en
>desarrollo. Si desea adherir su firma a la carta use
>el cuadro que está abajo.
>http://www.crisinfo.org/content/view/full/546/
>
>RÉACTIONS DEPUIS LA SOCIÉTÉ CIVILE: UNESCO & Microsoft
>(Français)
>Lettre ouverte à l'UNESCO, réalisée par la Communauté
>MISTICA, en réaction à l'information d'un accord entre
>l'UNESCO et l'entreprise MICROSOFT. La lettre
>sollicite la divulgation des termes de l'accord pour
>pouvoir évaluer son opportunité pour les pays en
>développement. L'adhésion à la lettre est possible en
>utilisant le cadre en bas.
>http://www.crisinfo.org/content/view/full/545/
>
>REACTIONS FROM THE CIVIL SOCIETY: UNESCO & Microsoft
>(English)
>Open letter to UNESCO, realized by MISTICA virtual
>Community, after knowing about an agreement between
>UNESCO and MICROSOFT Corporation. The letter ask for
>the divulgation of the terms of the agreement to allow
>the evaluation of its interest for Developing
>Countries. Adhesion to the letter is possible using
>the frame below.
>http://www.crisinfo.org/content/view/full/544/
>
>REAÇÕES FRON A SOCIEDADE CIVIL: UNESCO & Microsoft
>(Português)
>Carta Pública à UNESCO produzida pela Comunidade
>MISTICA diante da informação da realização de um
>convênio entre a UNESCO e a empresa Microsoft. A carta
>solicita que os detalhes do convênio sejam tornados
>públicos para poder apreciar sua conveniência para os
>países em desenvolvimento. Caso deseje aderir à carta,
>assine o quadro abaixo.
>http://www.crisinfo.org/content/view/full/543/
>
>MORDECAI VANUNU WAS RE-ARRESTED IN ISRAEL THIS
>MORNING: IMMEDIATE SOLIDARITY ACTIONS REQUIRED
>Mordechai Vanunu was arrested this morning in his room
>at St. George's Cathedral in East Jerusalem, by a huge
>police force (about 30 armed officers). The pretext
>for his arrest: Vanunu violated the Draconian
>restrictions that were imposed on him when he was
>released from prison in April, by giving interviews to
>foreign media.
>http://www.crisinfo.org/content/view/full/541/
>
>ECUADOR: FORO POLÍTICAS DE TIC: ALIANZAS ESTRATÉGICAS
>Infodesarrollo.ec, la Asociación para el Progreso de
>las Comunicaciones (APC), y el Instituto Internacional
>para la Comunicación y el Desarrollo (IICD)
>extiendieron la invitación para el Foro: "Políticas de
>TIC: Alianzas Estratégicas para la Sociedad de la
>Información".
>http://www.crisinfo.org/content/view/full/540/
>
>BRASIL: AMARC REALIZA SEMINARIO SOBRE LEGISLACIÓN DE
>RADIO COMUNITARIA
>Los días 11 y 12 de noviembre se realiza el II
>Seminario Nacional sobre Derecho a la Comunicación -
>Legislación de Radiofusión Comunitaria, en la ciudad
>de Brasilia. El evento es organizado por la Asociación
>Mundial de Radios Comunitarias (AMARC) sub-región de
>Brasil, con apoyo del Programa de Legislaciones y
>Derecho a la Comunicación de AMARC-ALC y la Fundación
>Ford.
>http://www.crisinfo.org/content/view/full/535/
>
>SEMINARIO: 35 AÑOS DE LA UCBC
>El 19 de noviembre tendrá lugar el Seminario: 35 años
>de la UCBC (Unión Cristiana Brasileña de Comunicación
>Social) en el auditorio del Edifício Capa de la
>Universidad Metodista de San Pablo. El tema central
>del evento será “Los Derechos a la Comunicación en la
>Sociedad Global”.
>http://www.crisinfo.org/content/view/full/533/
>
>GOOGLE CAVES IN TO CHINESE CENSORSHIP; OMITS BANNED
>SITES FROM SEARCH ENGINE
>Google Inc.'s recently launched news service in China
>doesn't display results from Web sites blocked by that
>country's authorities, raising prickly questions for
>an online search engine that has famously promised to
>"do no evil."
>http://www.crisinfo.org/content/view/full/532/
>
>NEW ONLINE PUBLICATION: INTELLECTUAL PROPERTYWATCH
>Established in the summer of 2004, Intellectual
>Property Watch is a journalistic initiative created to
>report on the interests and 'behind the scenes'
>dynamics which influence the design and implementation
>of intellectual property policies.
>http://www.crisinfo.org/content/view/full/530/
>
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>
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